Leach's kingfisher

English

Etymology

Named after William Elford Leach (1791–1836), English zoologist and marine biologist.

Noun

Leach's kingfisher (plural Leach's kingfishers)

  1. (obsolete) The blue-winged kookaburra, Dacelo leachii, of northern Australia and New Guinea.
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