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Etton, T. C. Catalogue of a Collection of Birds from Malaya. (P. Z. S. 1839, p. 101.) 

 Halcyon varia is a new species. It is the young of Halcyon concreta, Temm. 



Jerdon, T. C. Catalogue of the Birds of Southemlndia. (Madr. Journ. lit. & Sci. 1839-44.) 

 Halcyon brunniceps is a new species. It is Pelargopsis gurial (Pears.). 



Gould, J. On new Birds from Australia. (P. Z. S. 1840, p. 113.) 

 Halcyon pyrrhopygia is a new species. 



Lafresxaye, Baron de. Sur une nouvelle espece du genre Ceyx. (Rev. Zool. 1840, p. 33.) 

 Ccyx cyanopcctus is a new species. 



Gray, G. R. Remarks on a Specimen of Kingfisher, supposed to form a new species of the 

 genus Tanysiptera. (Ann. Nat. Hist. 1841, p. 237.) 

 Tanysiptera nympha is a new species. 



Hombron et Jacquixot. Description de plusieurs oiseaux nouveaux ou peu connus, pro- 

 venant de l'expcdition autour du monde faite sur les corvettes ' L'Astrolabe ' et 'La 

 Zelee.' (Ann. Sci. Nat. n. s. xvi. p. 315, 1841.) 

 A bird is described from the Tonga Islands as Alcedo diophthalmo-rufo-ventro (!) It is 



H. macleayii, the locality being doubtless erroneous. 



Strickland, H. E. Commentary on Mr. G. R. Gray's ' Genera of Birds.' (Ann. Nat. Hist, 

 vi. p. 410, 1841.) 

 Ceryle varia is a new species. 



Fraser, L. Zoologia typica. Folio. 1841-42. 

 Alcedo lencogaster, Fraser, is figured. 



Lafresxaye. Descriptions de quelques Oiseaux nouveaux. (Rev. Zool. 1842, p. 134.) 

 Todirhamphus recurrirostris is a new species. 



Gould, J. On new Australian Halcyonidce. (P. Z. S. 1842, p. 72.) 



Halcyon ijlatyrostris is a new species from the Navigators' Islands. It is the same as 

 Halcyon recurvirostris from the Navigators' Islands. 



Halcyon sordidus is a new species from the north coast of Australia. 



Pbaseb, L. On new Species of Birds from Fernando Po. (P. Z. S. 1843, p. 4.) 

 Halcyon leucogastra is a new species. It is an Ispidina. 



Gould, J. On new Species of Birds collected during the recent Voyage of H.M.S. ' Sulphur.' 

 (P. Z. S. 1843, p. 103.) 

 Halcyon sauropliaga is a new species from New Guinea. It is Halcyon allnrilla, Less. 



. Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. ' Sulphur'— Birds. Royal 4to. 1844. 



Halcyon saurophaga is figured. 



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