112 
SECOND YARKAND MISSION. 
Genus COCCYSTES. 
254. COCCYSTES JACOBINTJS. 
Coccystes jacobinus (Bodd.) ; Bidd. Ibis, 1881, p. 50. 
No. 135. Tinali, July 19, 1873. 
Order HALCYONES. 
Family ALCEDINIDiE. 
Genus ALCEDO. 
255. Alcedo bengalensis. 
Alcedo bengalensis (Gm.) ; Hume & Henders. Lahore to Yark. p. 178 (1873) ; Dresser, Ih‘ s > 
p. 320 ; Homeyer & Tancre, MT. oru. Yer. Wien, 1883, p. 83. 
Alcedo ispida, /3. bengalensis, Severtz. Turkest. Jevotn. p. 68 (1873). 
No number, adult. Sopur, July 26, 1873. 
Nos. 203, 228, imm. Srinagar, July 29-31, 1873. ^ l6 
No. 1160, adult. Kashghar, December 17, 1873. — Bill blackish, tinged with fleshy a ^ ^ 
base ; feet coral-red ; iris dark brown. Length 7'1 inches, wing 2 - 9, tail 1'5, tarsus 
Nos. 1327, 1329. Kashghar, February 10, 1874. 
Dr. Henderson states that the Common Indian Kingfisher was excessively pleuti ^ 
Kashmir, but was never observed after crossing the Zoji-la. The native names 
“ Tint Konu ” and “ Tuntu.” 
Genus CERYLE. 
256. Ceryle varia. 
Ceryle rudis (L., pt.); Sharpe, Monogr. Alced. p. 61, pi. 19 (1871) ; Wardlaw Ramsay, Ibis, 
No. 241. Srinagar, August 1, 1873. — “ Tindh.” 
Colonel Biddulph shot a specimen at Baramula, and the species was met 
uncommonly along the Jkelum in Kashmir by Dr. Henderson. 
1880, P- 5 °' 
with 
p.ot 
Order CORACLE. 
Family CYPSELIDiE. 
Genus CYPSELUS. 
257. Cypselus PEKINENSIS. 
. t . ' J 
Cypselus pekinensis, Swinh.; Scully, Str. F. iv. p. 132(1876); Scully, Ibis, 1881, p. 428; C. ' 
1882, p. 101. 
