collected in Dutch New Guinea. 203 



Family COEACIID^. 



Eurystomus crassirostris. 



Eurystomus crassirostris Sclater ; Sharpe, Cat; xvii. p. 39 

 (1892); van Oort, p. 76 (1909); Roths. & Hartert. N. Z. 

 XX. p. 490 (1913). 



a. c?. Wakatimi, Mimika River, 25th Nov. 1910. 

 [No. 1550, G. C. S.] 



b, c. ? imm. Upper Mimika, 22nd & 24th Jan. 1910. 

 [Nos. 1006, 1009, G. C. S.'\ 



d-g- S ? • Parimau, Mimika River, 10th Sept.-28th 

 Nov. 1910. [Nos. 171, 188, 602, 603, C. H.B. G.] 



h. S • White Water Camp, Kapare River, 24th Oct. 

 1910. [No. 364, a H. B. G.'\ 



i. ? . Wataikwa River, 25th Oct. 1910. [No. 1436, 

 G. C. S.'\ 



k, I. cJ . Canoe Camp, Setakwa River, 4th & 26th Nov. 

 1912. [C.B.K.] 



Iris dark brown ; orbital skin coral-red ; bill coral-red, 

 tip black ; feet coral-red. 



Young birds have the upper mandible blackish or shaded 

 with blackish towards the base, and the back and wings 

 brown tinged with greenish instead of blue, and the purplish- 

 blue throat-patch incomplete. 



" The Thick-billed Roller was tolerably common and 

 usually to be seen in pairs perched on some exposed branch 

 of a tree, whence it hawked passing insects. When perched 

 on trees along the river-banks it not infrequently descended 

 to devour its prey on the shingly bed. It was a shy bird 

 and difficult to approach within shot.'^ — C. H. B. G. 



Eurystomus australis. 



Eurystomus australis Swains. ; Sharpe, Cat. xvii. p. 36 

 (1892). 



Eurystomus orientalis australis vari Oort, p. 76 (1909). 



a. ? imm. Mouth of the Mimika River, 22nd Marchy 

 1911. [No. 1238, C. H. B. G.] 



