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Genus MONACHALCYON Reich. 
Monachalcyon Reichenbach, Handb. Spec. Orn. Invest. Alced. p. 37, 
1851. Type (by subsequent designation, Cabanis & Heine, Mus. 
Hein. pt. ii. p. 164, note, 1860): Monachalcyon princeps 
Reichenbach, ib. p. 38 = Dacelo monachus =*Alcedo flavicans 
Gmelin ( cf\ Laubmann, Anzeiger Ornith. Ges. Bayern, 1924 
p. 68). ' ‘ 
Dacelalcyon Mathews, Birds Austr. vol. vii. p. 117, 1918. Type (by monotypy): 
D. confusu8 Mathews, ib. 
Monachalcyon flavicans (6m.). 
Distr •—Celebes. 
Monachalcyon flavicans flavicans (Gin.). (17-294.) 
Alcedo flavicans Gmelin, Syst. Nat. vol. i. pt. i. p. 457, 1788 : Celebes. 
(Fig. Sharpe, Monogr. pi. 98. figs. 1 & 2.) 
Dacelo monachus Bonaparte, Consp. Gen. Av. vol. i. p. 154, 1850 (before 
June 24th): Celebes. 
Dacelo cyanacephala Bonaparte, ib.: as synonym of monachus Bp. 
Dacelo princeps Bonaparte, ib.: as synonym of monachus Bp. 
Monachalcyon princeps Reichenbach, Icon. Syn. Av., Alced. p. 38,1851: Celebes. 
Distr .—Celebes (North). 
Monachalcyon flavicans intermedius Hart. 
Monachalcyon monachus intermedius Hartert, Nov. Zool. vol. iv. 
p. 163, 1897: Tawaya, Celebes (West). 
Distr .—Celebes (West). 
Monachalcyon flavicans capucinus M. & W. 
Monachalcyon capucinus Meyer & Wiglesworth, Abh. und Ber. Mus. 
Dresden, p. 12, 1896: Celebes (East and South). (Fig. M. & W. 
pi. 9.) 
Distr. —Celebes (East and South). 
Monachalcyon confusus (Mathews). (17-295.) 
Dacelalcyon confusus Mathews, Birds Austr. vol. vii. p. 117, 19] 8: 
Celebes. (New name for M. cyanocephalus y Cat. Birds, xvii. 
p. 295.) (Fig. Sharpe, Monogr. pi. 98. fig. 3.) 
Distr. —Celebes. 
Genus TANYSIPTERA Vig. 
Tanysiptera Vigors, Trans. Linn. Soc. vol. xiv. pt. 3, p. 433 (before 
.1 uly 1825). Type (by monotypy): \_Alcedo dea L. = ] T. liydro- 
char is Gray. 
Tanysiptera hydrocharis Gray. 
Distr. —Moluccas, New Guinea and Islands. 
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