﻿This very elegant Kingfisher appears to be confined to the Aru Islands, where Mr. 

 "Wallace first discovered it, and where it has since been obtained by Herr von Rosenberg. 

 It is easily distinguishable by its smaller size from all the other species of Tanysiptera. 



Mr. Wallace informs me that this bird "eats insects, digging its beak into the ground. 

 It roosts in the holes of rocks by the sides of small streams.'' 



The adult bird figured in the plate is a fine specimen lent me by Mr. Wallace. For 

 the opportunity of figuring the young bird I am again indebted to the kindness of Professor 

 Schlegel, who allowed the specimen to be sent to England along with other valuable King- 

 fishers from the Leiden Museum. 



