^8 Mathews, On the Birds of North-West Atistralia. [^ 



Emu 

 St Oct. 



EURYSTOMUS PACIFICUS (Dollar-Bird). 

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

 Female. 16/ 1/09. 



Bill red, tip of culmen black ; eyes brown ; feet and tarsi red. 

 The stomach contained some very strong-smelling plant-bugs. 



Halcyon pyrrhopygius (Red-backed Kingfisher). 

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



Adult female and two immature males and one female 

 17/12/08. 



Bill black, base of lower mandible white ; eyes brown ; feet 

 and tarsi leaden-brown. 



The three young are from the same nest, and the adult female 

 was the parent. 



The stomach of the adult contained fragments of insects ; that 

 of one of the young a large grasshopper. 



Halcyon SANCTUS (Sacred Kingfisher). 

 Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 391. 



Male and four females. 12/12/08. 



Bill black, base of lower mandible whitish ; eyes brown ; feet 

 and tarsi leaden-brown. 



The stomach contained fragments of grasshoppers. 



Merops ornatus (Bee-eater). 



Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 396. 

 Three males and one female. 2/12/08. 

 Bill black ; eyes red ; feet and tarsi brown. 

 The stomach contained fragments of insects. 



CUCULUS INORNATUS (Pallid Cuckoo). 

 Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 405. 



Two adult males and two immature females. January, 1909. 



Bill brown, basal half of lower mandible olive-brown, corner of 

 mouth orange ; eyes pale brown, eyelashes yellow ; feet and tarsi 

 olive-brown. 



The stomach contained green caterpillars. 



Cacomantis flabelliformis (Square-tailed (Brush) Cuckoo). 

 Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 407. 



Two males. 17/ 11/08. 



Bill brown, with base of lower mandible olive-brown ; eyes 

 brown, with ring of dusky-white on outer edge ; feet and tarsi 

 olive-brown. 



The stomach contained hairy caterpillars. 



Mesocalius PALLIOLATUS (Black-eared Cuckoo). 

 Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 409. 

 Male and female. 17/ 11/09. 



