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The present Kingfisher appears to be omnivorous in its food. David 
never saw it fishing in China, but found it to be especially partial to beetles 
(Cantharidae and Mylahridae) \ the nest already noticed, found by Kalinowski in 
Corea, was bedded with the hones of frogs and lizards; in the Malay Peninsula 
Kelhain, who has seen it dart down with a splash into the water and catch 
a frog, found that it fed there upon frogs, small fishes, and crabs (8). 
■i- 90. HALCYON SANCTA Yig. Horsf. 
Sacred Kingfisher. 
Halcyon sancta flj Vig. & Horsf., Tr. L. S. 1826, XV, 206; fllj Gld., B. Austr. 1840, H, 
pi. 21; flllj Diggles, Orn. Austr. 1869, pi. 2, fig. 2; flFJ Sharpe, Monogr. Alcedin. 
1870, 239, pi. 91; f5J Finsch, Journ. Mus. Glodef. 1875, VIH, 50; f6J Briiggem., 
Ahh. Ver. Bremen 1876, V, 54; f7J E. L. & L. 0. Layard, Ibis 1882, 503, 543; f8J 
Finsch, Yog. der Siidsee 1884, 8, 24 (Mitth. Orn. Ver. Wien 1884, 55, 95); (9) 
Bams., Pr. L. S. X. S. W. 1886, 2. ser. I, 1086; (10) id.. Tab. List Austr. B. 1888, 
3; (11) Cox & Hamih, ib. 1889, IV, 401; (12) Xorth, Xests & Eggs B. Austr. 1889, 
37; (13) Everett, J. Str. Br. B. A. 8. 1889, 161; (14) Wiglesw., Aves Polyn. 1891, 
13; (15) Sharpe, Cat. B. XVH, 1892, 267; (16) M. & Wg., J. f. O. 1894, 242 
partim; (17) Madarasz, Aquila 1894, 99; (18) M. & Wg., Abb. Mus. Dresden 1896, 
Nr. 2, p. 12; (19) Hart., Nov. Zool. 1896, 551, 571, 595. 
a. Todirhamphus sanctus (1) Bp., Consp. 1850, I, 156; (II) Beichb., Hb., Alcedin. 1851, 33, 
t. 418 fig. 3131—33; (3) Wall., P. Z. S. 1862, 338; (4) Old., Hb. B. Austr. 1865, 
I, 128. 
b. Sanropatis sancta (1) Cab. cfe Heine, Mus. Hein. 1860, H, 158; (2) Wald., Tr. Z. S. 1872, 
VIH, 44; (3) Salvad., Cat. Ucc. Borneo 1874, 104; (4) Meyer, Ibis 1879, 62, 145; 
(5) Salvad., Orn. Pap. 1880, I, 476; (6) Meyer, Isis, Dresden 1884, 6; (8) Ouillem., 
P. Z. S. 1885, 548, 568, 627; (9) W. Bias. , Ornis 1888, 575; (10) Salvad., Orn. 
Pap. Agg. 1889, I, 58; (11) Vorderman, N. Tdschr. Ned. Ind. 1891, 440; (12) id.. 
Notes Leyden Mus. 1891, 124. 
c. Dacelo sancta (1) Scbl., Mus. P.-B. Alcedin. 1863, 35; (II) id., Vog. Ned. Ind. Alcedin. 
1864, 27, 59, pi. X, f. 1; (3) id., Bevue Alcedin. 1874, 26. 
“Dadubatang bahewa”, Karkellang, Talaut. 
‘‘Saika anej”, Kabruang, Talaut. 
“Bengka budia”, Great Sangi. 
“Sisakomang kadio”, Siao. 
“Bengka”, Tagulandang and Biarro. 
“Kiskis posiposi”, Manado tua. 
“Tengkesi ise ise”, Tonkean, E. Celebes. 
“Tengkesi mosoni”, Banggai. 
The above native names have all been communicated to us by our native 
hunters there. 
For further synonymy and references see Salvadori b 5, b 10] Sharpe 15. 
Figures and descriptions. Gould II] Beichb. all] Scblegel c II] Diggles 7/7; Sharpe 
7F, 15] Salvad. b 5] Bamsay 9] North 12 (egg). 
Adult. Head above, mantle and scapulars bluish sage-green, shading off on the sides 
of the occiput into verditer-blue, the colour of the back, rump and upper tail- 
coverts; wing-coverts, quills and tail duller blue, inner webs and ends of q uill s 
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