306 
Birds of Celebes: Alcedinidae. 
ib. 136 — 140, remarks; (7) id., Ibis 1879, 63; (VIII) id., Vogelskel. 1882, 21, jib 
XXVI; (9) id., Isis, Dresden 1884, Abb. I, 6, 19; (10) W. Bias., Ztschr. ges. Oni. 
1886, 91; (11) id., Omis 1888, 576—578; (12) Tristr., Cat. CoU. B. 1889, 95; (13) 
Sharpe, Cat. B. XVIt, 1892, 293. 
a. Dacelo sanghirensis (1) Finsch, pt. in Sharpe II, (2) Gray, HL. 1869, I, 89; (3) Sclib, 
Mus. P.-B. Rev. Alccd. 1874, 14. 
b. Cittura eyanotis pt. (1)I^QT^7,, ,1. f. O. 1877, 368. 
“Bengka kehu”. Great Sangi, Nat. Coll. 
Figures and descriptions. Sharpe I, II, 13-, Rowley F; Meyer VIII (skeleton), 6; 
W. Blasins 11. 
Adult male. Head above russet, washed with orange -rufous, passing into raw umber on 
hind neck and middle of back; outer webs of scapulars light cinnamon, passing 
into the colour of the back; upper tail-coverts and tail dark cinnamon-rufous; 
a frontal band, a patch at base of lower bill, continuous with the sub- and 
supra-orbital region black, becoming very dark marine-blue on the sides of the 
occiput; above this a long superciliary line of pearly wliite-tipped feathers; wings 
dusky black; wing-coverts very dark marine-blue; chin and upper throat white; 
ear-coverts, sides of neck, and a broad wash across the upper chest hght 
phlox-purjde; remainder of under surface buff, washed with ciiinamon-rufous on 
loAver flanks and tail-coverts; edge of Aving and under wing-coverts wliite, but 
Idack next to the edge of Aving (Gr. Sangi — Nr. 6193). Bill sealing-Avax red; iris 
light red; feet red-brown (Platen 11). 
Adult female. Like the male, but the parietal stripe and wing-coA'erts black, AA’ith little or 
no blue colouring in it (Bias, ii; Gr. Sangi — 0 12703, 12704). 
Young male. Like the adult male; bill shorter, red-brown: — Platen (Gr. Sangi, Nr. 6192,, 
with A^cry small pale tips to the Aving-coverts (Bias. 11). 
Young female. Like the adult female; bill shorter, a little hooked at the tip, red-broAvn: — 
Platen (Bias. Jl; Gr. Sangi, Nr. 6195). 
Iris and feet of young as in adult (Platen 11). 
Observation. A specimen from Siao before us does not differ from those of Great Sangi. 
Measurements. 
a. (Nr. 6194) [c;^] ad. Gr. Sangi 
b. (Nr. 6193) [ej'j ad. Gr. Sangi 
c. (Ni'. 6191) (o’] vix ad. Siao 
d. (Nr. 6192) [(;f] juv. Gr. Sangi 
e. (0 12703) [$] ad. Gr. Sangi, 21. VII. 93 .... 
/■. (0 12704) [9] ad. Gr. Sangi, 13. Vn. 93») . . . 
g. (Nr. 6195) fQ] juv. Gr. Sangi 
Thii-teen adults measured by Prof. Blasius (11) Amry as folloAvs: AAing 106- 
tail 97—109; cidmen 39.5—45; tarsus 16 — 18 mm; length in tlie flesh (Platen) 
260—270. 
Wing 
Tail 
Bill from 
uostril 
Tarsus 
113 
101 
35 
16.5 
108 
98 
34 
16 
110 
98 
34.5 
16 
108 
100 
29.5 
16.5 
114 
100 
35 
17 
107 
94 
35 
— 
103 
55 
25 
15.5 
as folloAvs: AA'ing 106- 
-1T7; 
*) This specimen is moulting. A number of other species appear to moult in July in the Sangi Islands. 
