KINGSPISHER. 39 



34— RED-HEADED KINGSFISHER. 



Alcedo erithaca, Ind. Orn. i. 253. Lin. i. 179. Gm. Lin. i. 449. 

 Ispida Bengalensis torquata, Bris. iv. 503. Id. 8vo. ii. 185. 

 Martin-pecheur a front jaune, Bvf. vii. 195. 

 Bengal Kingsfisher, Alb. iii. pi. 29. 



Red-headed Kingsfisher, Gen. Syn. ii. 629. Shaic's Zool. viii. p. 95. Nat. Misc. 

 pi. 317. 



SIZE of the Common Species ; length six inches and a quarter ; 

 Bill one inch and a half long, and red ; upper part of the head 

 dull red ; on the forehead a yellow spot ; on each side of the head a 

 streak of black, from the base of the bill, through the eye; behind 

 it another band of deep blue ; the hind part of the neck encircled 

 with a collar of white ; from this to the rump, deep blue ; the rump 

 itself, upper tail coverts, and tail, dull red ; throat white ; sides of 

 the head, under the eyes, and all beneath fine yellow ; wing coverts 

 and quills light ash-colour ; legs bright red. 



Inhabits Bengal. 



A. — Red-headed Kingsfisher, Gen. Syn. ii. 629. A. Gen. Birds 61. pi 5. 



Less than the former. Bill red ; near the base of the upper 

 mandible a white spot ; head and back part of the neck orange red ; 

 from each eye, towards the back, a purple line, terminating in a white 

 spot, and within that one of black ; chin white ; back a rich blue, 

 the lower part of it light purple ; wing coverts black, edged with 

 blue ; quills black ; breast and belly yellowish white ; legs red. 



Inhabits India, and somewhat resembles the following. 



