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Below, from chin to tail uniform white. 
Wings above, blue with green reflections,, the blue being roost 
decided towards the quill feathers which are black externally edged 
with blue ; below, white ; the qxdlls dusky black. 
Tail, above, blue with green reflections ; below, dusky black. 
Bill, black above, light brownish yellow below. 
Total length, 9| iucbes. 
Length of hill, from gape, 2 inches 2 lines. 
„ of bill, from front, 1 inch 10 lines. 
„ of wings, full i inches. 
„ of tail, 2| inches. 
„ of tarsus, ^ an inch. 
„ of middle toe, 1 inch. 
„ of hallux, I an inch. 
This is a common bird ; it frequently perches upon high 
trees, and is usually met with near the sea-shore. 
Halcyon lilacina (Bon. Conap. Av.). 
General colour rufousj above, with brilliant purple violet metallic 
reflections ; rump, light blue ; bill, red. 
Length, 10 inches. 
„ of bill, from gape, 2 inches 4 lines. 
„ of bill, from front, 2 inches 2 lines. 
Width of bill, at gape, 1 1 lines. 
Lengtii of wings, 4 inches. 
„ of tarsus, 7 lines. 
„ of middle toe, 1 inch 1 line. 
„ of hallux, 7 lines. 
The habits of the Lahuan Kingfishers appear to be much 
alike ; they feed almost entirely at sea, and although many 
of the brooks abound wdth small fish they are very seldom to 
be seen far from the beach. A perfson walking along the shore 
at high water may often see them dart out of the jungle and 
dash into the water, seize their prey, and carry it off again 
among the trees. They never perch on stones or bare branches 
over the water, like the European species. 
Genus Ceyx. 
Ceyx tridactyla (Strickland, Proc. Z. S. for 1846, p, 99). 
Above, from the beak to the tail, rufous red, with brilliant violet 
blue reflections on the tail-covers, lower back, and head; close above 
the beak on the forehead is a small dark spot of this colour ; above 
the eyes, and extending round the hind head, the violet reflections 
