NYCTIORNIS AMICTUS. 
PINK-CEOWNED BEE-EATEE. 
Merops amictus, Temminck, PL Col. livr. 52, no. 310 (1824) ; Lesson, Traite d’Orn. p. 237 (1831) ; Scblegel, Mus. 
Pays-Bas, Merops , p. 13 (1863). 
Nyctiornis amictus (Temm.), Swains. Zool. 111. 2nd ser. ii. pi. 56 (1831) ; id. Classif. of B. ii. p. 333 (1837) ; 
Eyton, P. Z. S. 1839, p. 101 ; Gray, Gen. of B. i. p. 87 (1846) ; Bp. Consp. Gen. Ay. i. p. 164 (1850) ; Gould, 
Birds of Asia, vol. iii. pi. (1850) ; Liclit. Nomencl. Av. p. 66 (1854) ; Cab. & Heine, Mus. Hein. ii. p. 133 
(1859) ; Gray, Hand-1, of B. i. p. 98, no. 1194 (1869) ; Hume, Str. Feath. viii. pp. 48, 85 (1879), Bingbam, 
Str. Feath. viii. p. 193 (1879) ; Kelbam, Ibis, 1881, p. 378. 
Alcemerops amida (Temm.), Blyth, Cat. B. Mus. As. Soc. p. 51 (1849). 
Alcemerops amictus (Temm.), Hartl. Yerz. Mus. Brem. p. 15. 
Nyctiornis amicta (Temm.), Moore, P. Z. S. 1854, p.264; Sclater, P. Z. S. 1863, p. 214; Beavan, Ibis, 1869, 
p. 408; Salvador!, Ucc. Born. p. 91 (1874) ; Tweeddale, Ibis, 1877, p. 298; Sharpe, Ibis, 1877, p. 6 ; Hume 
& Davison, Str. Featb. vi. p. 498 (1878) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1879, p. 248; Bingham, Str. Feath. ix. p. 153 (1880). 
Nyctiornis malaccensis, Cab. & Heine, Mus. Hein. ii. p. 133 (1859-60) ; Gray, Hand-1, of B. i. p. 98. no. 1195 
(1869) ; Hume, Str. Feath. ii. p. 469 (1874). 
Figures notabiles. 
Temminck, PI. Col. 310; Swainson, Zool. 111. 2nd ser. ii. pi. 56; Gould, B. of Asia, iii. pi. 
Hab. Burmah ; Malay peninsula ; Sumatra, Borneo. 
Ad, corpore supra, alis et cauda psittacino-viridibus : pileo antico rosaceo-lilacino, plumis nasalibus, genis anticis 
mentoque summo cyaneo-viridibus : genis reliquis miniatis, postice lilacinis : gutture toto et juguli plumis 
miniatis elongatis, his medialiter nigricanti-viridibus : guise jugulique plumis elongatis, rubris : alis subtus 
ochraceo-cervinis : caud4 subths flava nigro terminata, rectrice extima externe nigra : corpore subtus reliquo 
viridi, plumis medialiter pallide viridibus : rostro nigro : pedibus plumbeis : iride rubra. 
Juv. adulto similis, sed gula, fronte et jugulo viridibus. t \ 
Adult male (Malacca). — Upper parts generally rich deep parrot-green; fore part of the crown 
to about the centre of the head of a beautiful lilac-pink colour; wings and tail rather darker 
than the hack ; quills with the inner margin and tip blackish, the shafts black ; feathers covering 
the nostrils and a small spot on the chin and base of cheeks pale greenish blue ; remainder of 
chin and the elongated feathers on the throat deep vermilion-red, the latter with dark green 
centres ; ear-coverts and sides of neck of the same colour as the back ; rest of underparts 
pale green, with greenish-white centres to the feathers ; under surface of wings at the base pale 
ochreous huff ; under surface of tail yellow, broadly terminated with black, and the outer feather 
on each side externally black ; bill black, greenish at base of lower mandible ; legs bluish lead- 
grey ; iris red. Total length about 10 inches, culmen 2 - 2, wing 5’0, tail tarsus 0'6. 
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