40 ALCEDINIS2. 



Halcyon pyrrhopygius, Oould. 



Todirhamphus pyrrhopygius, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 130 (1865). 

 Halcyon pyrrhopygius, Sharpe, Mon. Alcedinidce, p. 211 (1870) ; North, 



Nests ^ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 38 (1889) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. 



xvii. p. 268 (1892); Le Souef, Vict. Nat. xvi. p. 70 (1899) ; S/ia7-pe, 



Hand-l. ii. p. 59 (1900) ; Campbell, Nests Sr Eggs Austr. Birds, ii. 



p. 557 (1901). 



The eggs of the Eed-backed Kingfisher measure from '92 to 1*03 

 in length, and from "84 to -88 in breadth. 



2. South Australia. Gould Coll. 



3. Lachlau Eiver, N.S.W., 2nd Nov. Crowley Bequest. 



(A. J. North). 



Halcyon sacer (Ghn.). 



Halcyon sacra, Sharpe, Mon. Alcedinidce, p. 223 (1870) ; Layard, P. Z. S. 



1875, p. 427. 

 Halcyon sacer, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B.M. xvii. p. 262 (1892) ; id. Handel. 



ii. p. 59 (1900) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 161 (1899). 



The eggs of the White-browed Kingfisher in the Collection measure 

 from 1-08 to 1-17 in length, and from -SB to -93 in breadth. 



6. Fiji Islands {E. L. Layard: Tris- Crowley Bequest. 

 tram Coll.). 



Halcyon occipitalis {Blyth). 



Halcyon occipitalis, Oates ed. Hume, Nests 8f Eggs Ind. Birds, iii. p. 19 

 (1890) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. p. 265 (1892) ; id. Hand-l. 

 ii. p. 58 (1900). 



Sauropatis occipitalis^ Blanf. Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, iii. p. 137 (1895). 



The egg of Blyth's White-collared Kingfisher in the Collection 

 measures 1*13 by '94. 



1. Camorta, Nicobar Islands, 24th Hume Coll. 



Feb. ( W. Davison). 



Halcyon sanctus, Vig. ^ Horsf. 



Todiramphus sanctus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 128 (1866). 

 Halcyon sanctus, Sharpe, Mon. Alcedinidcs, p. 239 (1870) ; North, Nests 



Sr Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 37 (1889) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. 



p. 267 (1892); Le Souef, Vict. Nat. xvi. p. 71 (1899); Sharpe, 



Hand-l. n. p. 60 (1900) ; Campbell, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, ii. 



p. 568(1901). I- > -^ J!/ , 



The eggs of the Sacred Kingfisher measure from -96 to 1-04 in 

 length, and from -83 to -87 in breadth. 



2. Australia. Gould Coll. 



2. Queensland. Gould Coll. 



3. New South Wales. Gould Coll. 



