68 Mathews, Birds of the Alexandra District, N.T. [ i,f Set. 



20. PODARGUS PHAL/ENOIDES (Freckled Frogmouth). 



Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 377. 

 Male. March, 1906. 



21. Halcyon pyrrhopygius (Red-backed Kingfisher). 



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

 Female. 30/4/06. 



Eyes brown ; feet black ; bill black, with base of lower man- 

 dible grey. 



22. Halcyon sanctus (Sacred Kingfisher). 



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



Male. 2/2/06. 



Eyes brown ; feet black ; bill black, with base of lower man- 

 dible cream. 



23. Merops ornatus (Bee-eater). 



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

 Male. Cliff Creek, 29/3/06. 

 Eyes scarlet ; feet and bill black. 



24. CUCULUS inornatus (Pallid Cuckoo). 



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

 Male. Upper Playford River, 17/3/06. 

 Eyes brown ; feet grey ; bill dark olive. 

 [Native name, " Ono-lo."] 



25. Petrceca picata (Pied Robin). 



Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 447. 

 One adult and one immature male. February, 1906. 



26. Pteropodocys phasianella (Ground Cuckoo-Shrike). 



Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 503. 

 Male. 10/5/06. 



Eyes pale yellow ; feet blackish-grey ; bill black. 

 [This bird was feeding on grasshoppers. Native name, 

 " Mar-ow-wa."] 



27. Pomatostomus rubeculus (Red-breasted Babbler). 



Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 532. 

 Female. Upper Playford River, 23/3/06. 

 Eyes pale yellow ; feet black ; bill black, culmen grey. 



28. ARTAMUS FLORENCI/E. 



Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 632. 

 Two males. March, 1906. 

 Eyes brown ; feet grey ; bill bluish-horn, tip black. 



29. Artamus minor (Little Wood-Swallow). 



Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 635. 

 Immature female. February, 1906. 



