﻿Mr. E. P. Ramsay writes to me as follows : — 



11 This bird is extremely rare in our collections, chiefly, I believe, from being mistaken 

 for the common species. I have only seen two skins which are said to have been obtained 

 at Moreton Bay. Its habits are doubtless the same as those of H. sanctus, but the eggs 

 will probably turn out to be somewhat larger." 



Mr. Gould in his " Hand-book " observes: — 



" This fine Kingfisher, the largest of the genus Todiramphus inhabiting Australia, is 

 rather plentifully dispersed over the north-eastern portion of Queensland, or from Moreton 

 Bay to Cape York. Its discovery is due to the late Mr. Bynoe, R.N., who obtained two 

 examples on the North Coast, but the exact locality is unknown to me." 



The front figure in the plate represents a fine specimen from Moreton Bay, given me by 

 Mr. Gould, while the hinder figure is taken from a young bird procured by Mr. Wallace in 

 the Aru Islands. The descriptions are from the same birds. 



