72 MATHEWS— Birds of North and North-West Australia. 



145. Eurystomus Oriextalis Bravi. Western Dollar Bird. 



Eurystomus orientalis bravi (Mathews). Nov. Zool., Vol. 

 XV 111., p. 285, 1912. Parry's Creek, North- West Australia. 



No. 400— 3 . Length, 11.4 inches (17/10/86). 



No. 450— 3. Length, 11.3 inches (27/10/80). 



Irides, dark brown; eyelid, reddish brown; bill, vermillion, 

 with tip of upper mandible black; legs and feet, coral red. 



148. Dacelo Leachii Occidentalis. Western Fawn-breasted 

 Kingfisher. 

 Dacelo occidentalis (Gould). Proc. Zool. Soc. (Lond.), 1809, 

 p. 002. Derby, North-West Australia. 



No. 42—<J. Length, 10 inches (24/5/80). 

 i rides, white; bill, upper mandible, brown, lower, yel- 

 low ish white; feet, pale olive. 



This bird, though not rare, is very wild and difficult to 

 get within range of it. Its note is quite different from Dacelo 

 leaclni, but not so much laugh about it as Dacelo gigas, and I 

 have not heard it give that kind of barking note which D. 

 leacfili does on leaving a tree. Its note is heard early in the 

 morning, and occasionally during the day, but chiefly some 

 time alter the sun has sec. 



No. 00—3. Length,10.4 inches (29/5/80). 



Irides, white; upper mandible, dark brown; lower one, 

 yellowish white; feet, oMtc 



No. 104— ? . Length, 17.5 inches (0/0/80). 



Irides, white; upper mandible, brown; lower, fleshy white; 

 legs oncl feet, pale olive. This bird was shot after sundown, 

 and while the moon was giving a fair light. There were two, 

 laughing away; when disturbed they flew to another tree, and 

 the '"bark" like that uttered by D. leacM was heard for the first 

 time. 



No. 114— 5 . Length, 10.5 inches (8/0/80). 



Irides, grey. 



i\ T o. 228— 3. Length, 10 inches (7/7/80). 



Irides, whit'sh; legs, olive. 



No. 309—3. Length, 10.1 inches (13/9/80). 



Irides, white; upper mandible, brown; cutting edges, horn 

 •colour; lower mandible, whitish-brown, darkest at the sides 

 of the base; legs and feet, light olive. 



