﻿PELARGOPSIS MALACCENSIS. 



(MALACCA STORK-BILLED KINGFISHER.) 



Pelargopsis malaeeensis Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1870, p. 67. 



P. similis. P. gurial sed conspicue minor : dorso postico lsete cyaneo : scapularibus saturate eyaneo- 

 viridibus. 



Hab. in peninsula Malaccensi. 



Head dark brown ; upper part of the body dark blue with scarcely any greenish tinge ; 

 lower part of the back and rump bright cobalt ; upper tail-coverts blue like the back ; quills 

 black, washed and edged with blue; tail blue above, greyish black beneath ; entire under 

 surface of the body with a collar encircling the neck rich buff inclining to orange, especially 

 on the flanks; bill deep coral-red blackish towards the tip; feet red. Total length 12 

 inches, of bill from front 3*2, from gape 3*5, wing 55, tail 2*3, tarsus - 5, middle toe O'l, 

 hind toe 0*5. 



Hab. Malacca {Wallace; mus. R. B. S.). 



This species I provisionally separated in my paper on the genus Pelargopsis (I.e.), but 

 since that time I have seen several specimens and am convinced that it is perfectly distinct. 

 It belongs to the same group as P. gurial and P. floresiana, but differs from both by its small 

 size. I do not, however, think it worth while to give a figure. 



The description and measurements are from the type -specimen in my collection. 



