HALCYON SORDIDUS, Gould. 
Sordid Halcyon. 
Halcyon sordidus, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, Part X. p. 72. 
I possess two specimens of this species of Halcyon, which were killed by Mr. Bynoe on the north coast of 
Australia ; unfortunately they were unaccompanied by any information respecting their habits and economy ; 
they appear to be fully adult, and equal in size the Halcyon collaris, — a species, which, although said to 
be Australian, I have no authentic evidence of its ever having been killed therein. 
Head, back, scapularies and wing-coverts brownish oil-green ; wings greenish blue, gradually changing 
into green on the tips of the tertiaries ; collar round the back of the neck and all the under surface buffy 
white ; tail greenish blue ; upper mandible and tip of the lower one black ; base of the latter flesh-white. 
The figures are of the natural size. 
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