﻿HALCYON 



FUNEBRIS. 



(SAD-COLOURED KINGFISHER.) 



Halcyon funebris Forsten, MS. in Mus. Lugd. unde 



Todirhamphus funebris ... . Bonap. Consp. Gen. Av. I, p. 151 (1860). 

 Dacelo funebris Schl. Mus. Pays Bas, Alced. p. 40 (1863). 



H. rostro nigro, mandibula versus basin fulvescenti : dorso postico et uropygio viridibus : pileo et dorso 

 sumino nigricanti-brunneis : cinctu capitali albo, viridi-cyaneo tincto. 



Hah. in insula " Gilolo '' dicta. 



Head deep black ; lores and a band encircling the head white, washed with a distinct 

 sea-green lustre ; ear-coverts and a collar round the back of the neck deep black ; cheeks 

 and sides of the neck extending backwards and forming a nuchal collar white, slightly 

 tinged with buff ; upper surface of the body dull brown, slightly washed with green on the 

 wing-coverts, primaries and tail-feathers ; lower portion of the back and rump dull green ; 

 entire under surface of the body white, with a large brown patch on each side of the upper 

 part of the breast, and the flanks also marked with brown ; bill black, yellowish brown on 

 the under mandible ; feet blackish ; iris dull olive. Total length 10 inches, of bill from 

 front 1/9, from gape 24, wing 44, tail 3*1, tarsus 0*5, middle toe 0*9, hind toe 0*45. 



Hah. Gilolo (Wallace). 



Prince Bonaparte, who published the name of this species for the first time, gave 

 " Celebes" as its habitat, but this has since been shown to be erroneous, and there can be 

 no doubt that the range of the Sad- Coloured Kingfisher is limited to the island of Gilolo. 



Nothing has as yet been recorded of its habits. 



My description and figure are taken from a specimen in my collection obtained in 

 Gilolo by Mr. Wallace. 



