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largest of the world`s kingfishers Dacelo
novaeguineae, found in Australia, with an
extraordinary laughing call. It feeds on
insects and other small creatures.
The body and tail measure 45 cm, 18 in, the
head is grayish with a dark eye stripe, and
the back and wings are flecked brown with
gray underparts. Its cry is one of the most
familiar sounds of the bush of E Australia.