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wing-coverts, tail, and outer webs of the remiges of a rich deep 

 (cyanine) blue. Broad line along the middle of lower back, 

 rump, and upper tail-coverts turquoise-blue. Inner webs of 

 all the remiges, first primary, and tips of the outer webs of 

 the rest of the primaries dull brownish-black. Under surface, 

 including the under wing-coverts, light cinnamon-orange, a 

 little paler ou the throat. Bill and feet coral-red ; iris 

 brown. Wing 130, tail 93, bill 47 to 50, metatarsus 21 to 

 22 mm. 



? ad. Like the male, except that the scapulars and middle 

 portion of the back are of a greenish-olive-brown tinged 

 with cinnamon, instead of blue. 



Type No. A. 17/0, Bougainville Island, ll.v.1904. Col- 

 lected by Mr. A. S. Meek. 



Examples of both sexes were procured on Bougainville, 

 Northern Solomon Islands. This remarkable Kingfisher 

 is entirely different from any species hitherto described. 



Halcyon owstoni, n. sp. 



d . Crown of head dull green, forehead and margins of 

 most of the feathers white. Ear-coverts dull green, hinder 

 portion blaclush. Underside and a band across the hind- 

 neck white, divided by a narrow semicircular black line. 

 Eeathers of the chest, with narrow brown tips, which are 

 probably absent in very old birds. Scapulars and upper 

 back dull olive-green, lower back and rump bluish-green. 

 Upper wing-coverts dull green with narrow whitish tips, 

 which no doubt soon wear off, and may be absent in very 

 old birds. Entire first primary and inner webs of all the 

 quills except the innermost secondaries, blackish-brown, 

 outer webs and innermost secondaries almost entirely bluish- 

 green. Tail above bluish-green, below dull blackish-brown. 

 Upper mandible and tip of lower blackish, basal portion of 

 lower mandible whitish. Wing 111 to 113, tail 78, bill 43 

 to 46, tarsus about 17 mm. 



Type No. X. 3. a, Asuncion Island, Northern Mariannes, 

 16.1.1904. 



Mr. Alan Chvston, after whom this interesting King- 



