﻿The following notice, given by Mr. Peale (I.e.), is all that I can discover to have been 

 published on the habits of the Flat-billed Kingfisher: — 



" This is the smallest species of the genus observed by the members of the Expedition. 

 It was found at the Island of Upolu, one of the Samoan or Navigator's Group, and there 

 confined itself within the recesses of the forest. In manners it much resembles the Jacamars 

 (Galbulce) of South America, sitting for hours, as they frequently do, to watch for passing 

 prey. It prefers the shady humid woods ; there the snap of its bill, while catching insects 

 by darting from its perch, will probably first call the attention of the hunter to it. Like 

 most of its congeners it is noisy, but its notes have nothing but their peculiarity to recom- 

 mend them. The females are similar to the males in dimensions and appearance, but they 

 are not so deeply coloured, and the blue inclines to a green." 



My description and figure are taken from a specimen collected in Upolu by Dr Griiffe. 

 and kindly given to me by Mr. GodefFroy. I must regard the figures given by Cassin (I.e. ) 

 as rather too highly coloured. 



