LIST OF BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
Obdeb CORACIIFORMES. 
Family CORACIIDA3. 
CCLIII. Genus EURYSTOMUS. 
Eurystomus Vieillot, Analyse nouv. Ornith., p. 37, April 14th, 1816. Type (by monotypy): "Rolle dts Info 
Buff."= Cor act as oriental is Linn 6. 
Colaris Cuvier, Rdgne Anim., Vol. I., p. 401, Dec. 7th, 1816. Type (by subsequent designation): C. orientalis 
Linne. 
Hirundolanius Buller, Hist. Birds New Zeal., 2nd ed., Vol. I., p. 119, Oct. (Nov. 30), 1887, ex Clarke MS. Tvpe 
(by monotypy): Eurystomus pacificus Latham. 
301. EURYSTOMUS ORIENTALIS. ROLLER OR DOLLAR BIRD. 
[Coracias orientalis Linn6, Syst. Nat., 12th ed., p. 159, (pref. May 24th) 1766 : India. Extra-limital.] 
Gould, Vol. II., pi. 17 (pt. xii.), Sept. 1st, 1843. Mathews, Vol. VTL, pt. 1, pi. 331, March 
4th, 1918. 
Coracias paciflca Latham, Index Ornitli. Suppl., p. xxvii., after May 1801, based on Watling drawing No. 64; 
New South Wales. 
Eurystomus australis Swainson, Anim. in Menag., p. 326, Dec. 1837 : New South Wales. 
Eurystomus orientalis bravi Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 285, Jan. 31st, 1912 : Parry's Creek, North-west 
Australia. 
Distribution. Northwest Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria 
(Tasmania ?) 
Order ALCEDINIFORMES. 
Family ALCEDINID^E. 
CCLIV. Genus ALCYONE. 
Alcyone Swainson, Classif. Birds, Vol. II., p. 336, July 1st, 1837. Type (by monotypy) : A. australU=Alceio 
azurea Latham. 
302. ALCYONE AZUREA. BLUE KINGFISHER. 
Gould, Vol. II., pi. 25 (pt. xix.), June 1st, 1845. Mathews, Vol. VII., pt. 1, pi. 332, March 
4th, 1918. 
Alcedo azurea Latham, Index Ornith. Suppl., p. xxxii., after Mav 1801. "In Insula Norfolk" error=\w 
South Wales. 
Alcedo tribrachys Shaw and Nodder, Nat. Miscell., Vol. XVI., pi. 681, Aug. 1st, 1805: New South Wales. 
Ceyx cyanea Lesson, Traite d’Om., 4e livr., p. 241, Sept. 2oth, 1830 : " Timor " error=Xow South Wales. 
Alcyone australis Swainson, Classif. Birds, Vol. II., p. 336, July 1st, 1837 : New South Wales. 
Alcyone diemencnsis Gould, Proe. Zool. Soc. (Lond.), 1846, p. 19, May : Tasmania. 
Alcyone pulchra Gould, ib .: Port Essington, Northern Territory. 
Alcyone azurea Victoria Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p.‘285, Jan. 31st, 1912: (Frankston), Victoria. 
Alcyone azurea mixta Mathews, ib. : (Cooktown), North Queensland. 
Alcyone azurea ahsten Mathews, Austral Av 
Australia. 
±\ec., vol. I., pt. 2, p. 37, April 2nd, 1912: Parry's Creek,North-west 
Distribution. Australia generally and Tasmania. 
CCLv. Genus MICRALCYONE. 
cycm^e Mathews, Auatral^Ree., Vol. I., pt. 5, p. 107, Deo. 24th, 1912. Typo (by original designation): 
303. MICRALCYONE PUSILLA. LITTLE KINGFISHER. 
iCC,JX BaledJtobo^Xew GuS’ ,0 °° ^ (Vo1 * V " ^ 595 )- < before 30th ) 1836: 
G0UJ 4th V0 1918” Pl ’ 26 (Pt ' Xi ‘^’ March lst) 1843, Mathews > To 1 - VII., pt. 1, pi. 333, .March 
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