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04- J<ollci- Coracias paci/ica. l.alli.)- Tyi)t' ol' i'.uryslnmiis (hui/ntis: 

 W'atlins'^^ nolc : " Half llic size of the bird was taken. It is a rare 

 l)ird — the third onlv that we luivc seen. The colours are much too 

 dull.' 



65. Piping Roller ^Magpie) (Coracias tibicen, Lath.^ — The type c^f 

 Gymnorhina tibicen. Watling's note : — " Natural size. Native name, 

 ' larra-won-nang.' This bird has a soft note not unlike the sound 

 of a well-tuned flute. It is a bird of prey." Sharpe remarks : — 

 " Latham, as usual, has published the original note without acknow- 

 ledgment, and has twisted it into ' it preys often on small birds,' 

 which is not what Watling wrote." 



■/I. Blue-headed Cuckoo (Cuculus cyanocephalus, Lath.) — Sharpe 

 remarks : — " This drawing is the type of the species, and is a very 

 good representation of the Australian Koel." 



73. Pheasant-Cuckoo {Cuculus phasianus. Lath. — This drawing is 

 the type of Cenlropus or well-known Coucal. Watling's note : — 

 " One-half the natural size. Native name, ' Tem-minck.' The New 

 South Wales Pheasant. The only one seen as yet." 



75. Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cuculus flabelliformis, Lath.) — Dr. Sharpe 

 states that " Latham's description and figure (Gen. Syn. Suppl., ii., 

 ]). 138, pi. cxxvi.) are both taken from Watling's drawings, but his 

 plate represents the bird as of a deeper red colour underneath than 

 Watling's picture, which may have faded a little. The latter writer 

 says the figure was of the ' natural size.' It is the type of the species. " 



j6. Glossy Cuckoo (Cuculus plagosus. Lath.), of which Sharpe 

 remarks : — " This is the type of Chalcococcyx plagosus of Latham, 

 who says he is indebted to Mr. Lambert for some of the birds described 

 by him ; so it may be that Latham, when he had these drawings 

 before him, had received them from Mr. Lambert. It is curious that 

 Watling's name is not mentioned, as many of the drawings bear his 

 signature ; nor is that of his employer, Mr. James Lee." Watling's 

 note : — " The natural size. The yellow does not appear so bright 

 as in the bird, and, what is very singular in this bird, it has two 

 claws before and behind the feet." 



81. Orange-winged Nuthatch (Sitta chrysoptera, Lath.) — This is the 

 type of the familiar Orange-winged Sittella. " Latham's figure seems," 

 Sharpe remarks, " to have been copied from Watling's drawing."- 

 Watling wrote :— " Three-fourths of its natural size. Native name, 

 ' Mur-ri-gang.' Very rare." 



89 and 90. Golden-winged Bee-eater (Merops chrysoplerus, Lath.) 

 —These represent the Brush Wattle-Bird. Sharpe says : — " The 

 oldest name for Anellobia mellivora appears to be A. chrysoptera (Lath.), 

 both being founded on Watling's drawings.* His notes are quoted by 

 Latham as follow : — ' One-half the natural size. Called by our English 

 people '■ Quirrick," from its note. Native name, " Wad-de-ar-gal." ' '- 



Under drawing 90 Watling wrote : — " This genus of Flycatcher 

 is very numerous in New South Wales, and seldom seen but near the 

 seashore, especially about the natives' resort. It is a most active, 

 lively bird, constantly in action, either sucking honey, taking flies, or 



*A. iiiclllvoya is derived Iroin MeUivorous Creeper (Ccrlhiu iiifHii'crti, Lath.) 

 Watling drawing, 104. 



