﻿tor the loan of which I am indebted to the kindness of Professor Peters of Berlin, the 

 original describer. The figures in the accompanying plate are also drawn from these 

 type- specimens, and, on comparing them with the figure of Halcyon albiventris, it will at once 

 be seen that Halcyon orientalis is quite distinct. 



I have also before me a specimen from the Zambesi, kindly lent me by Lord Walden, 

 which seems to be an older bird than any of the specimens at Berlin. The colours in the 

 Zambesi bird are brighter, the black on the back and scapularies is of a deeper tint, and 

 the cheeks and sides of the neck are tinged with tawny red. 



I must here express my sincere thanks to Professor Peters for his kindness in per- 

 mitting the type-specimens of this rare and interesting species to be sent to London for 

 the embellishment of my work. 



