of Birds from Port Denison. 327 



51. EuRYSTOMUs PACiFicus (Latham). H. B. A. i. p. 119. 

 Apparently plentiful in certain seasons. I have received 



sterna of this species, procured in October and December 1865. 



52. ToDTRHAMPHUS SANCTUs (Vigors and Horsfield). H.B. A. 

 i. p. 128. 



53. ToDTRHAMPHus PYRRHOPYGius, Gould. H.B. A. i. p. 130. 

 From Port Denison I have received but a single example of 



this beautiful and rare Kingfisher, forwarded in December 1865. 

 The only information obtained with it is that it was a male and 

 was shot in that neighbourhood. 



This specimen is much larger and more highly coloured than 

 any I have received from South Australia. The sides of the 

 neck are washed with blackish-brown, and the collar distinctly 

 tinged with rufous. 



Eggs of this species, of which a set was kindly forwarded to 

 me by Mr. F. E. Waterhouse, of Adelaide, together with a skin, 

 all procured in the neighbourhood of the Darling River, are 

 slightly smaller than ordinary-sized eggs of T. sanctus. In 

 length they are "95 inch by '9 inch in width. 



54. Alcyone azurea (Latham). H. B. A. i. p. 139. 



Plentiful on the borders of creeks and mangrove-swamps. 

 The eggs of this species are pure white, like all the others of its 

 family, "8 to "85 inch in length by •? to '75 inch in breadth. 



55. Artamus sordidus (Latham). H.B. A. i. p. 143. 



56. Artamus minor (Vieillot). H. B. A. i. p. 146. 



Of this very distinct little species I have seen only two speci- 

 mens from Port Denison, one of which I received in May 1865. 



57. Pardalotus affinis, Gould. H. B. A. i. p. 163. 



58. Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham). H. B. A. i. p. 175. 

 Common. Specimens from Port Denison are somewhat 



smaller than those of New South Wales. 



59. Grallina picata (Latham). H. B. A. i. p. 188. 



60. Graucalus melanops (Latham). H. B. A. i. p. 192. 



61. Graucalus MENTALis, Vigors and Horsfield. H. B. A. 

 i. p. 195. 



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