JAVA KINGFISHER. 67 



common in Malimba about the sea-coasts, from 

 which it rarely departs^ and feeds on worms and 

 fish. 



JAVA KINGFISHER. 



Alcedo Javanica. A, ccerulea dor so thalassino, capite collo cor* 



poreque suhtus albido-JlavescentibuSy vertice nigro striato. 

 Blue Kingfisher, with sea-green back, yellowish white head, neck, 



and body; the crown of the head streaked with black. 

 Alcedo leiicocephala. A. mdi-ccernlea, capite collo corporeque 



suhtus albo'Jlavescentibus, gula alba, vertice mgro-striato. Lath, 



ind. orn. 



Martin-pescheur a tete et cou couleur de paille. Buff, ois, TL 

 Eld. 757. 



White-headed Kingfisher. Lath^ syn» 



Of somewhat larger size than the two immedi- 

 ately preceding species, measuring twelve inches 

 in length : the head, neck, and whole under parts 

 are of a straw-colour, but the crown of the head 

 slightly dashed or streaked longitudinally with 

 brown: the wings and tail fine deep blue, glossed 

 or clouded with deep green, but the larger quills 

 black: the whole back and rump bright pale-blue 

 with a greenish cast: across the breast a narrow 

 bar of blue, joining that of the shoulders. Native 

 of Java. 



