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Show 626 DR. F. H. H. GUILLEMARD ON BIRDS COLLECTED [Junel6, Iris of male orange, of female yellow; bill pale yellowish white, reddish at base; tarsus black. Length of male 90*5 centims., of female 78*5. Both old birds, with the edges of the bill much notched. The male has six maxillary plaques ; the female only four. 42. ALCYONE LESSONI, Cass. Alcyone lessoni, Salvad. op. cit. vol. i. p. 410. a. 2 • Batanta. Iris brown; bill black; feet bright red-orange. Length 14*0 centims., wing 7*8. A small specimen as compared with Salvadori's measurements, in which the length is given as 16*5-17*5 centims. 43. ALCYONE PUSILLA (Temm.). Alcyone pusilla, Salvad. op. cit. vol. i. p. 414. a. 3 • Waigiou. b. Batanta. Iris brown ; bill black; feet clear brown. Length of Batanta example 13 centims. Salvadori does not mention Batanta as a locality for this bird. 44. CEYX SOLITARIA, Temm. Ceyx solitaria, Salvad. op. cit. vol. i. p. 420. a, b. 3 • Salwatti. c, d. 2 • Salwatti. e. 2 • Waigiou. Iris brown ; bill black ; tarsus orange. Length 13*5-14 centims.; wing 5*4 centims. This species has never previously been recorded from Waigiou. 45. TANYSIPTERA GALATEA, G. R. Gr. Tanysiptera galatea, Salvad. op. cit. vol. i. p. 438. a-c. 3 • Batanta. d, e. 3 • Andai. /, g. 2- Andai. h, i. 3 • Waigiou. k, I. 2 • Waigiou. Iris brown ; bill brilliant coral-red ; feet yellowish green. Common ; but difficult to obtain in good plumage. 46. HALCYON NIGROCYANEA, Wall. Halcyon nigrocyanea, Salvad. op. cit. vol. i. p. 457. Halcyon quadricolor, Oustal. Le Nat. 1880, p. 323 ; Sharpe, Birds of N. G. part 13. a, b. 3. Ansus, Jobi (Bruijn). c. 3 • Ansus (Bruijn). The series is interesting as proving the identity of H. nigrocyanea, |
