TRIDIGITATED KINGFISHER. 105 



above: the crown of the head, rump, and tips of 

 some of the feathers on the back tinged with vio- 

 let: the breast more inclining to ferruginous than 

 in the former; the belly whiter, and the blue spot 

 on the temples wanting. In both kinds the bill is 

 square, and of a yellowish white colour. 



The specimen described by Sonnerat, under the 

 title of Kingjisher from the island of Luzonia, was 

 extremely beautiful. The whole head and upper 

 parts of the body being deep lilac; the wings blue- 

 black; the quills edged with blue, and the under 

 parts of the body white: the legs reddish, and the 

 toes only three in number. 



TRIDIGITATED KINGFISHER. 



Alcedo Tribrachys. A. cyanea, suhtus ferruginea, alis nigricmti» 



hus, pedibus tridactylis. 

 Deep-blue Kingfisher, ferruginous beneath, witfi blackish wings^ 



and three-toed feet. 

 Alcedo Tribrachys. Vivar, Nat. l6. t, 681. 

 Tridigitated Kingfisher. Nat. Misc. l6. pi. 681. 



This elegant species is a native of New Holland, 

 and was first described in the sixteenth volume of 

 the Naturalist's Miscellany. Its size is that of the 

 Common Kingfisher, and its colour on the upper 

 parts very fine deep ultramarine blue; the wings 

 are blackish, with a slight cast of blue on the 

 coverts: the under parts, from bill to tail, pale 

 orange-ferruginous, the throat being nearly white. 



