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Birds of Celebes; Alcedinidae. 
into a -whitisli band on sides of neck; remainder of under surface rufous, 
darkest and more ferruginous on sides of breast, palest and more orange-rufous on 
the middle parts of under sm-face, on under wing-coverts, and edge of wing; middle 
of abdomen lightly washed with lilac; inner edge of quills below towards their base 
dull rufous vinaceous (near Manado, Aug.— Sept 1892, C 10867). “Iris brown; bill 
brilliant coral; feet bright coral red” (Guillem. 7, Eosenb. a1). 
The lilac tint mentioned in Ur. Sharpe’s description (9) of male (?) does not 
extend on to the lower back of this example. In adults according to Schlegel 
(al), the rufous of the under surface passes into whitish on the abdomen. This 
also does not seem to be the rule; on the other hand the lower breast is washed 
with lilac in some adults. 
Female. According to Mr. Hartert (11) the female is of a much darker and less rufous 
brown above. 
Immature. A younger specimen has the blue spots of the head duller and less sharply 
defined, and of a more magenta tint on towards the nape, under surface and rump 
and upper tail-coverts without any lilac tint; the wing-coverts browner, some obscure 
spots of purplish blue on the middle series; bill pale greenish horn-colour, blackish 
on basal part of ridge of ujrper mandible (Minahassa, Er. 1903). 
Young. A specimen kindly lent to us by Mr. Pleske is like the last, but with scantier blue 
tips to the feathers of the head, those on the nape of a paler more lilac purple; 
breast somewhat darker (N. Celebes — 1889). The young are lighter reddish above, 
have less blue on the head, and want the lilac wash on the lower breast, the upper 
mandible is dusky (Lembeh, Mai-ch 1 895, C 14206, 1 421 0). Schlegel, after von Eosen- 
berg, describes the bill of the young as “nou’fitre” (nlj\ Dr. Guillemard shot a 
specimen with the bill slate, lower mandible red ('d;. On referring to Sharpe’s recent 
Catalogue, we find that the bright red bill is a character of the adult in the Ceijx 
genus; that of the young of Ceyx boumsi is of a dullei' red than in the adult, of 
C. mala/main more dusky, whitish horn-colour, of C, melanurus liorny whitish, of 
C. dillwijnni (nestling] blackish horn-colour, of C. tridactylus palei', dusky at base of 
both mandibles. 
Eggs and breeding habits. Unknown. 
ments. 
Wing 
Tail 
Tarsus 
Bill from 
nostril 
a. (C 10867) ad. near Manado 
56 
22 
9 
28.5 
b. (Nr. 1903) imm. Minahassa , . . . . 
58 
24.5 
9 
29 
e. (Tring) ad. Lembeh, 3. III. 95 (Nat. hunters) . . . 
59 
22 
— 
29 
d. (C 14207) ad. Lembeh, 21. 11. 95 (Nat. hunters) . . 
60 
26 
— 
29 
e. (C 14208) ad. Lembeh, 27. II. 95 (Nat. hunters) . . 
59 
— 
8.5 
— 
f. (Tring) ad. Lembeh, 6. III. 95 (Nat. hunters) . . . 
54 
— 
8.5 
— 
g. (C 14209) ad. Lembeh, 3. III. 95 (Nat. hunters) . . 
57 
21.5 
9.5 
30 
h. (Tring) ad. Lembeh, 16. 111. 95 (Nat. hunters) . . , 
57 
— 
9.0 
30.5 
i. (Tring] ad. Lembeh, 4. III. 95 (Nat. hunters) . . . 
57 
22 
— 
30 
j. (C 14206) juv. Lembeh, 11. III. 95 (Nat. hunters) . . 
58 
— 
— 
27.5 
k. fC 14210) juv. Lembeh, 1. III. 95. (Nat. hunters) . . 
58 
— 
— 
27.5 
Distribution. Celebes: — Minahassa (v. Duivenbode a 2, Meyer 4, Guillem. 7]\ Lembeh id. 
(Nat. Coll, in Mus. Dresden and Tring); Goi’ontalo Distr. (v. Eosenb. a 2, Meyer 4]\ 
Dongala and Tawaya, W. Celebes (Doherty 11)’, South Celebes, Maros (Mej^er 4), 
Indrulaman (Everett 10). 
