304 
Birds of Celebes: Alcedinidae. 
ones washed mth pale russet; entire under surface pinkish and vinaceous huff, 
hecoining ochraceous buff on the cheeks and ear-coverts, where some of the feathers 
are particoloured, being marine-blue on the upper web and helping to form the blue 
stripe on the sides of the occiput; metacarpal edge pinkish huff; under wing- 
coverts of the same colour, hut blackish near the metacarpal edge (Manado, C 2293). 
Iris rosy red; bill and feet dark red; claws blackish brown (Meyer 11). 
Adult female. Like the male, but with the wing-coverts, superciliary stripe and parietal patch 
black or blue-black instead of blue, the superciliary line of feathers, continued above 
the parietal patch, tipped with silver-white or pearl-blue (Manado, Nr. 6199, 0 2299; 
5 ad. Pinogo, Bone Yalley, 9. Jan. 1894: P. & F. Sarasin). 
Young male. Resembles the adult male in coloration. Bill black (Meyer id, 11). 
Young female. Resembles the adult female; wing- coverts more wood-Frown, the inner ones 
black; bill black, shorter than in adult (Manado, Nr. 6198). “Iris rose-colour; feet 
red-brown; bill red-brown, in part black” (Kema, 16. Aug. 93: P. & F. S.). 
Measurements. 
Wiug 
Tail 
Bill from 
nostril 
a. (C 2293) [cf] ad. Manado 
101 
95 
28 
h. fC 2292) [(J^J ad. Manado 
100 
98 
■ 
c. (Nr. 6196) [(Y] ad. Manado 
98 
93 
28 
d. (Nr. 6197) [q^J imm. Manado 
100 
94 
24 
e. (C 2304) [C] ad. Manado . 
100 
95 
28 
f. (C 2299) [Q] ad. Manado 
100 
92 
27 
g. (C 2301) [Q] ad. Manado 
103 
96 
28 
li. (C 2298) [Q] ad. Manado 
100 
— 
28.5 
i. (Nr. 6199) [Q] ad. Manado 
103 
88 
27.5 
j. (Nr. 6198) [§] juv. Manado 
96 
— 
21 ca. 
k. (C 14198) [C] ad. Lembeh Id. 28. II. 95 (Nat. Coll.) 
99 
97 
31 
1. (C 14199) [$] ad. Lembeh Id. 2. ID. 95 (Nat. Coll.) 
104 
98 
28 
w.(C 14200) [o'] ad. Lembeh Id. 26. Jl. 95 (Nat. Coll.) 
99 
94 
29 
n. (Sarasin Coll.) Q ad. Pinogo, 9. I. 94 
99 
88 
28 
0 . (Sarasin Coll.) $ vix ad. Lssu, S.E. Celebes 20.11.96 
96 
85 
28 
p.q.r. (14444 — 46) [Q $, (Y juv.l Tonkean, E.Cel. (N. C.) 
100-105 
92-101 
— 
Tarsus 
14.5 
14.5 
14.5 
15.5 
14.5 
15 
14 
Observation. Of 1 9 other specimens recently sent to the Dresden Museum from the Manado 
District by our native hunters, 6 had the superciliary stripe of light pearl-blue-tipped 
feathers, and black lesser and middle wing-coverts, the remaining 13 had the super- 
ciliary tips ochraceous and the ear-coverts and wing-coverts deep blue, the difference 
— a sexual one — being well-marked, as in those now before us. 
Eggs and breeding habits unknown. 
Distribution. Celebes — Northern Peninsula: Minahassa (Forsten a 8, Wallace a 7, v.Rosen- 
berg a 12, Meyer 10, 11, etc.), Grorontalo Distr. (Rosenb. a 12, P. & F. S. 19)\ E. Ce- 
lebes (N.C.); Ussu, S. E. Celebes (P. & F. Sarasin); Tawaya, W. Celebes (Doherty 21). 
This Kingfisher was for a long time known only from the northern arm of 
Celebes, though further explorations in the island have now shown that it has 
a wider range. 
It has recently been found in West Celebes by Doherty, at Tonkean, East 
Celebes, by our native hunters, and in S. E. Central Celebes by the Drs. Sarasin. 
Our two females from East Celebes and the Sarasins’ female from the South- 
