48 KINGSFISHER. 



eluding the eyes, neck behind, and beginning of the back black, rest 

 of the back, and rump white ; all the under parts of the body, from 

 the chin white, inner wing coverts and scapulars fine blue, the rest of 

 the wing tawny brown; the two middle feathers of the tail elongated, 

 and shaped as in the other bird, wholly pale blue ; the remaining 

 ones white and cuneiform; legs pale red. 



Among the drawings in Mr. Dent's collection is one of the above, 

 but without any history annexed. 



44— CAYENNE KINGSFISHER. 



Alcedo Cayanensis, hid. Orn. i. 256. Gm. Lin. i. 452. 



Ispida Cayanensis, Br\s. iv. 495. Id. 8vo. ii. 182. 



Taparara, Buf. vii. 207. 



Cayenne Kingsfislier, Gen. Syn. ii. 635. Shaw's Zool. viii. p. 76. 



RATHER less than a Starling, near nine inches and a half in 

 length. Bill two inches, the upper mandible black, the lower red; 

 hind part of the neck, back, and scapulars of an elegant blue ; rump 

 and upper tail coverts, bright beryl blue; beneath the hindhead 

 transverse band of black ; under parts of the body white ; wing 

 coverts blue; quills edged with blue; tail the same, but the two 

 middle feathers wholly blue ; legs red. 



Inhabits Cayenne and Guiana ; called at the last Taparara, by 

 which name the natives likewise call all of the Kingsfislier tribe. In 

 this part of South America, which contains many rivers full of fish, 

 several of this Genus are to be found, but what is remarkable, thev 

 never herd together, being always found single, except in breeding 

 time, in the month of September. They lay their eggs in the holes of 

 banks, like the Kingsfisher of Europe. The cry of this bird imitates 

 the word Carac. 



