1, 2, 3. Adults, Cape of Good Hope, from the Rivoli collection. 
| 4. Male in moult, Cape of Good Hope. Presented by Mr. 
J. P. Verreaux. 
5. Young female, Cape of Good Hope. Presented by the 
same. 
6, 7. Very young males, Cape of Good Hope. Presented by 
» the same. : 
21. Hatcyon Cuexicurr, (Stanley.) Riipp. Zool. Atlas. pl. 28, fig. b. 
Alcedo Chelicuti, Stanley. Salts Trav. in Abyss. App. p. 56, 
(1814.) 
‘‘ Dacelo pygmaeus, Mus. Frane.” tipp. Zool. Atlas, Vég. p. 
. : 
“ Dacelo pygmaea, Cretzschm.” Bonap. Cons. Av. p. 154. 
Alcedo striolata, Licht. Verz. p. 12, (Sept. 1823.) ? 
Aleedo variegata, Vietll. Ency. Meth. i. p. 397, (1823.) ? 
1. Adult, Port Natal. 
2. Adult female, Cape of Good Hope. Presented by. Mr. 
J. P. Verreaux. 
3, 4. Adults, Zanzibar, from the Taiveli collection. 
5, 6. Adults, Africa, from the same. 
lg teh By 10. H. striolata, (Licht.), Western Africa, from Mr. Cassin’s 
collection. 
22. HALCYON RUFIVENTER, Swains. B. of. W. Af. ii. p. 101, pl. 12. 
Alcedo semiczerulea, Forskal. Forskal, Desc. Animal. Aves. p. 2, 
(1775) ? 
Alcedo cancrophaga, Forster. Desc. Animal, p. 4, (1844.)? 
Dacelo Acteon, Lesson. Traité a’ Orn. i. p. bay 
Halcyon erythrorhynebus, Gould. Proc. Zool London, 1837, 
22? 
p. 
Halcyon Swainsoni, A. Smith. Quart. Jour. S. Africa, 1836, 
p. 143? | 
“ Aleedo erythrogaster, Temm.”? Bon. Cons. Av. p. 155. 
1, 2, 3. Adults, Fazagloa, from the Rivoli collection. 
4, 5. Younger, Fazagloa, from the same. 
6. Young, Senegal, from the same. 
7. Adult, Gambia, from Mr. Cassin’s collection. 
8. H. erythrorhynchus,? Western Africa. Presented by 
A. A. Henderson, M. D., U.S. Navy. 
23. Hatcyon JAVANICA, (Shaw.) Pl. Enl. 757. 
Alcedo javanica, Shaw. Gen. Zool. xiii. p. 100. 
Alcedo leucocephala, Gm. Syst. Nat. i. p. 456? 
1. Adult, Java. 
2. Younger, from the Rivoli collection. 
24. HaLeyon GuRIAL, Pearson. Jour. As. Soc. Bengal, 1841, p. 
633. 
Alcedo capensis, Linn. Buff. Pl. Enl. 590? 
