﻿HALCYON FO RSTEN I. 



(FORSTEN'S KINGFISHER.) 



H/ilryon Forsteni . . . Tomm. M.S. in Mus. Lugd. unde. 



,, ,, ... Bonap. Consp. Gea. Av. I, p. 157 (1850). 



... Gray, Handl. of B. I, p. 93 (1869). 



Dacelo Forsteni . . . Schl. Mus. Pays Bas. Alced. p. 37 (1863). 



... Schl. Vog. Ned. Ind. Alced. pp. 29, 60, pi. 11 (1864). 



H. affinis II. chloridi, sed subtus nigro-viridi maculata. 

 Hab. in insula " Celebes " dicta. 



Head dark green, lighter along the sides and towards the nape ; ear-coverts and nape 

 very deep green, looking almost black ; back and scapulars very deep green ; wing-coverts 

 green, inclining to blue ; quills black, lighter at the base, edged externally with greenish 

 bine ; tail greenish blue above, black beneath ; cheeks, a collar round the neck, and entire 

 under surface white, blotched with dark blackish green, not so marked on the throat Avhich 

 is white ; a small loral spot white ; under Aving-coverts blue ; upper mandible black, lower 

 mandible pale yellow, black towards the tip. Total length 9 inches, of bill from front 1*9, 

 from gape 2"2, wing 4*2, tail 2 6, tarsus 0*4, middle toe - 75, hind toe 0.3. 



Hab. Celebes: Gorontalo {Forsten). 



Beyond the unique specimen in the Leiden Museum, which was obtained at Gorontalo 

 by Dr. Forsten, 1 do not know of a single example in any Museum in Europe, and it is one 

 of the greatest desiderata in the family A Iced in/da?. 



The description, measurements, and figure arc from the type specimen in the Leiden 

 Museum. 



