﻿taken from a fine adult male obtained at Sarawak by Mr. Wallace, and now in Lord Walden's 

 collection. Acting, therefore, on these identifications I have superseded the name javana 

 of Boddaert, which is manifestly inapplicable, by the next in order of priority, leucocephala 

 of Gmelin, Looking at the accompanying figure the term " White-headed Kingfisher" 

 would seem out of place, but in specimens where the plumage is somewhat worn, the 

 feathers on the head appear whitish, and I have seen an example of this fact in a specimen 

 collected by the late Mr. Motley at Bahjermassing and lent to me by the Rev. H. B. Tristram, 

 in whose collection the bird now remains. 



The only original observations on its habits are those of Mr. Motley (I.e.). He 

 observes : — 



" This is one of our commonest Kingfishers, and to be seen everywhere, both in fresh 

 and brackish water, though I think rarely where the water is truly salt. It usually perches 

 on rather high exposed branches, and is wild and not easy to approach, flying off with a 

 loud chatter, precisely resembling its name Bakaka. The Malay races are particularly 

 happy in onomotopeias of this kind. It is also called Rajah udong (king of the shrimps) — 

 a true King Stork, I suppose." 



The description and figure are from Lord Walden's Sarawak specimen. 



