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1900.] THE BIRDS OF HAINAN. 487 " Iris dark brown; bill black, base of lower mandible grey; feet dull yellow."-^. W. This is the first time this species has been recorded from Hainan. 130. * UPUPA INDICA. Upupa indica, Beichenb.; Salvin, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xvi. n. 10 (1892); Styan, Ibis, 1893, p. 432. Upupa ceylonensis, Beichb.; Swinhoe, Ibis, 1870, p. 91 ; Hartl. Abh. nat. Ver. Bremen, xii. pp. 299, 318 (1892), xiv. p. 367 (1898). " Iris black; bill dusky black, pinkish at base; feet dusky brown."-J. W. Common throughout Hainan (Swinhoe). 131. CERYLE VARIA. Ceryle rudis, Swinhoe (nee Linn.), Ibis, 1870, p. 92; Styan, Ibis, 1893, p. 433 ; Hartl. Abh. nat, Ver. Bremen, xiv. p. 367 (1898). Ceryle varia (Strickl.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xvii. p. 112 (1892); Hartl. Abh. nat. Ver. Brem. xii. pp. 299, 319 (1892). Common throughout Hainan (Swinhoe). 132. *CERYLE LUGUBRIS. Ceryle lugubris (Temm.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit, Mus. xvii. p. 115 (1892). Ceryle guttata, Vigors ; Styan, Ibis, 1893, p. 433. " Bill lead-black ; feet dark brown."-J. W. Interior of South-west Hainan (Styan). 133. *ALCEDO ISPIDA. Alcedo bengalensis, Gmel.; Swinhoe, Ibis, 1870, p. 92. Alcedo ispida, Linn.; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xvii. p. 141 (1892). d imm. " Iris brown ; bill black ; feet brown, soles vellow."- J. W. Common in all open country (Swinhoe). 134. *ALCEDO GRANDIS. Alcedo grandis, Blyth; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xvii. p. 156 (1892). Adult 2 • " I ™ dark brown ; upper bill black, lower dull red ; feet coral-red."-J. W. This is the first time that this very rare species has been met with outside Northern India. 135. *CEYX TRIDACTYLA. Ceyx tridactgla (Pall.); Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xvii. p. 174 (1892). This species has not previously been met with in Hainan.