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Show 1901.] BIRDS OF THE " SKEAT EXPEDITION." 69 70. MEROPS SUMATRENSIS Eaffles. Merops sumatrensis, Eaffles, Trans. Linn. Soc xii. p. 294 (1822) ; Sharpe, Cat, Bds. Brit. Mus. xvii. p. 61 (1892). a,b. 3. Biserat, Jalor. 15th May, 1899. c, d. 2 • Biserat, Jalor. 5th & 14th May, 1899. 71. NYCTIORNIS AMICTA (Temm.). Merops amictus, Temm. PI. Col. iv. pi. 310 (1824). Nyctiornis amictus (Temm.), Oates, op. cit. ii. p. 64; Sharpe, Cat, Bds. Brit. Mus. xvii. p. 90 (1892). «, 6. o*. Aring, Kelantan. 1th Sept., 1899. 72. PELARGOPSIS FRASERI Sharpe. Pelargopsis fraseri, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1870, p. 65 ; id. Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus. xvii. p. 106 (1892). a. 8. Parit Buntar, Perak. 17th Jan., 1900. Bill and feet red. 73. ALCEDO ISPIDA Linn. Alcedo ispida, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 179 (1766) ; Anders. Zool. Res. Yunnan, p. 580 (1879) ; Sharpe, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus. xvii. p. 141 (1892). Alcedo bengcdensis, Oates, op. cit. ii. p. 72. a. Perak. Dec. 1899. 74. CEYX EUERYTHRA Sharpe. Ceyx euerythra, Sharpe, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus. xvii. p. 179 (1892). a. 8 . Aring, Kelantan. 26th Aug., 1899. b, c. Aring, Kelantan. 31st Aug., 1899. 75. HALCYON SMYRNENSIS (Linn.). Alcedo smyrnensis, Linn. Syst Nat. i. p. 181 (1766). Halcyon smyrnensis (Linn.), Anders. Zool. Res. Yunnan, p. 579 (1879); Oates, op. cit. ii. p. 182; Sharpe, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus. xvii. p. 222 (1892). Halcyon fusca, Hartert, Journ. fur Orn. 1889, p. 401. a,b. 8 2- B u k i t Besar, Jalor. 1st May, 1899. c. Biserat, Jalor. 21st May, 1899. d, e. Tringganu. 29th Oct., 1899. f. No particulars. Bill and feet red ; iris brown. 76. HALCYON HUMII Sharpe. Halcyon humii, Sharpe, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus. xvii. p. 281 (1892). a. Patani. 28th June, 1899. b, c. 2 2 • Khota Bharu, Kelantan. 4th Oct., 1899. el, e,f. 8 2 2- Tringganu. 26th Oct., 1899. g, h. No particulars. Bill black above, bluish white below ; feet bluish black ; iris |