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envelopes the base of the lower m audible, cars, and sides of the 
bead, forms a broad stripe over the eye, and extends along the 
sides of the neck and body ; and also over the under wing coverts ; 
the back is ultramarine blue; the upper wing coverts are tipped, 
and the wings and tail glossed with the same hue; the throat and 
centre of the chest and abdomen are white; bill and feet red. 
This beautiful species is very closely allied to the Ualcyon 
cyanotis (Swains.), but may be at once distinguished by the white 
about the abdomen. 
Presented by Dr. Thomson to the British Museum. 
Order. SCANSOBES. 
Genus. Bucco. 
Bucco siibsidpJmreus. (Fraser, in Proc. Zool. Soc. Lend., 
Jan., 1843.) 
Bug. corpore superiore nigro, striga suporciliari, necnon linea 
frontal! sub oculos, et per genas tendente, sulphureis; spatio 
strigis incluso nigro ; corpore iuferiore, alarum caudaque tectri- 
cibus, secundariis, sic et cauda flavo-margiuatisj alarum tec- 
tricibus inferioribus flavido-albis ; iridibus corylaccis; rostro 
nigro, pedibus saturate i^lumbeis. 
Long. tot. 3f poll.; rostri, f ; ahe, 2; caudse, 1^; tarsi, 
Habitat. Clarence, Fernando Po. 
“ The U 2 )per surface of the head and body is black; superciliary 
stripe, and one across the forehead, which passes under the eye 
and along the cheek, and the whole under surface, sulphureous; 
space between the superciliary and clieek stripes, black ; uj)per 
wing and tail coverts, secondaries and tail, margined with 
yellow; under wing coverts, yellowish white ; irides, hazel ; bill 
black ; legs deep lead colour. 
Genus. Oorythaix. 
Zizorliis grgantea. Blue Plantaiu-eatcr. (Thomson.) 
Zizorh. dorso et pectore, viridescenti-cperuleis; capite, et 
crista, nigris ; abdomine llavescente, iuferiore, et femoribus 
cinnamominis; cauda metallice cmrulea; nigra in extremis. 
Kostro fiavescente ; tarsia nigris. 
