6 Mathews, On the Birds of North-West Australia. f ?"?", 



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Ptistes ERYTHROPTERUS (Red-winged Lory). 

 Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 331. 



Male. Parry's Creek, November, 1908. 



Iris with outer ring of pale red and inner ring of dark brown ; 

 feet and tarsi black ; bill red, with tip and cere yellowish-red. 



The stomach contained seeds and pulp of fruit. 



EURYSTOMUS PACIFICUS (Dollar-Bird). 

 Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 381. 



Two adult males and one female. Parry's Creek, 12/10/08. 



Eyes dark brown ; feet and tarsi red ; bill red, tip of upper 

 mandible black. 



The stomach contained a quantity of cockchafers, which were 

 crushed and swallowed whole. 



First arrived here on 9th September. Their favourite resting- 

 place is the topmost branch of a dead tree. They always keep 

 near a creek or waterhole. As a rule they are noisy. 



They are scattered along Parry's Creek every half-mile or so, 

 and they always keep near the same spot. I have sent my 

 blackboy up several trees, but so far have found no nests. 



Alcyone PULCHRA (Purple Kingfisher). 



Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 383. 



Two adult males and one female. Parry's Creek, 29/9/08. 



Eyes brownish-black ; feet and tarsi orange-red ; bill black, 

 tip pale red. 



The stomach contained one small frog. 



Very rare on Parry's Creek ; usually found on creeks and 

 rivers, seldom on waterholes. 



Dacelo CERVINA (Fawn-breasted Kingfisher). 

 Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 388. 



Adult male and two females. Parry's Creek, 20th August, 

 1st September, 1908. Young male, 10/11/08 (27 days old). 



Iris pearly-white in adult, greyish-brown in young ; feet and 

 legs grey in adult, pale yellow in young ; bill — upper mandible 

 dark brown, lower pale fleshy-white. 



The bills are usually dirty ; I have to wash them to see the 

 colour. 



Thinly distributed wherever there are large trees. 



The stomach of young contained fragments of grasshoppers 

 and a few small bones. 



Halcyon PYRRHOPYGIUS (Red-backed Kingfisher). 

 Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 390. 



Three adult males and one female. Parry's Creek, 21/9/08. 



Eyes brown ; feet and legs olive-brown ; bill blackish-brown, 

 base of lower mandible fleshy-white, 



