Sa-luc-sac, Calayan.

Batan (Edmonds); Calayan (McGregor); Camiguin N. (McGregor); Guimaras (Steere Exp.); Luzon (Steere Exp., Whitehead, Bourns & Worcester); Masbate (Bourns & Worcester); Mindanao (Everett, Celestino); Mindoro (McGregor); Palawan (Whitehead, Bourns & Worcester, White); Sibuyan (Bourns & Worcester); Tawi Tawi (Bourns & Worcester). Sangi and Liu Kiu Islands, Indo-Chinese countries, Malay Peninsula, eastern Himalayas, China, Japan, Korea, Formosa, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Celebes.

Adult male.—Above, including wings and tail, dark rufous, heavily washed with violet; on lower back, rump, and tail-coverts a narrow stripe of silvery white, slightly washed with blue; below dark cinnamon-buff, chin whitish; throat, breast, and under tail-coverts washed with violet. Bill, legs, and nails bright coral-red; iris brown. Length of a specimen from Camiguin, 250; wing, 116; tail, 72; culmen from base, 57; tarsus, 15.

Female.—Much less violet wash on upper parts and very little or none on lower parts. Length of a specimen from Calayan, 270; wing, 119; tail, 74; culmen from base, 55; tarsus, 15.

Young.—Lower parts lighter, chin more extensively whitish, violet wash less, and feathers of throat and breast edged with blackish brown forming numerous small crescents.

“Probably ranges throughout the Philippines, but is as yet noted from but few of the islands. It is sometimes found in deep woods away from water, but more commonly along the banks of wooded streams and in mangrove swamps. It is usually shy and hard to shoot, but in Sibuyan two individuals of this species took up their abode in the bamboos in our back yard, apparently attracted by the flesh of land shells thrown out as we cleaned our specimens. In several islands where we met with this species we obtained but a single specimen.

“Bill, legs, and feet scarlet; nails bright red or orange-red; iris very dark brown. Food crabs, in four cases. Seven males measured, 258 in length; wing, 111; tail, 63; culmen, 58; tarsus, 15; middle toe with claw, 25. Four females: Length, 253; wing, 109; tail, 64; culmen, 56; tarsus, 15; middle toe with claw, 25.” (Bourns and Worcester MS.)

282. HALCYON GULARIS (Kuhl).
WHITE-THROATED KINGFISHER.