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are labelled as from the Ladrones or Marianna Islands, which is the 

 locality given by M. Dumont, as above, for " Alcedo riificeps, Cuv." 

 Mr. Swainson gives the locality " New Zealand," probably erroneously. 

 This bird appears to be Dacelo ruficeps, Cuv.," as described by the 

 authors above mentioned, but nowhere by Cuvier to our knowledge. 



In rather pale-colored plumage, as alluded to above; the name To- 

 diramphus Reichenhachii, appears to be applicable to the present spe- 

 cies. This stage is figured by Reichenbach, as cited at the head of 

 this article. 



14. TODIRAMPHUS TOROTORO [LesSOll). 



Halcynn torotoro, Less. Voy. Coquille, Zool. I, p. 689 (1826). 

 Sijma Lessonia, Swains. Cab. Cy. Birds, II, p. 335. 

 Hahyon Jlavirostris, GoULD, Jard. Cont. Orn. 1850, p. 105. 



Gould, B. of Aust. Supp. Plate (not numbered), Voy. Coquille, Ois. 

 Plate XXXI, fig. 1. 



Form. — About the size of T. sanctus. Bill moderate ; ridges of both 

 mandibles well defined ; that of the under mandible ascending from 

 the middle ; edges of both mandibles serrated in some specimens ; 

 wing short; third quill slightly longest; tail moderate; tarsus 

 short ; toes rather long. 



Dimensions. — Total length (of skin), about seven inches; wing, 

 three inches; tail, two and a half inches. 



Colors. — Much resembling those of the last {T. cinnamominus) . 

 Head, neck, and entire under parts, fawn or cinnamon-color, darker 

 on the head above, and neck behind, and paler on the under parts ; 

 nearly wdiite on the throat and abdomen ; narrow ring nearly encir- 

 cling the eye, black ; a band across the occiput bluish-black. Back 

 and scapulars dull green ; wing-coverts, outer edges of quills, rump, 

 and tail above, blue ; under wing-coverts fawn-color. Bill yellow ; 

 upper mandible tipped with brown ; feet yellow. Other specimens 

 (which are H. Jlavirostris), have the wing-coverts and outer edges of 

 quills dull green ; bill shorter than in the preceding. Sexes alike. 



