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Faxii.v MEROPIDAE. 

 Genus KEBOFS. 



J/«co/)» Linn^f, Syst. Xat. ed. x. p. 117. IT.'iK. 



Type (by tautonymy) : ^f. i/p/aafiT Liiiiu'. 



06:1 Merops ornatus ornatus. 



Mernpa nriiiilusi Latham, hiile:r Ontitli. Snjipl. p. xxxv. 18U1 : New South Wales. 



Synonym : 

 Merops melanums Vigors and Horsfield. Trari". IJiiii. S<i<: (Luml.) vol. xv. p. 2i18. IS2i') : New 

 South Wales. 



Australian Bee Eater. 



Mathews, Haiidlist No. 390 (pars). 

 Range : Eastern Australia. 



504. Merops ornatus shortridg^ei sulisji. n. 



Westralian Bee Eater. 



Mathews, Hamllist No. 396 (pars). 



Differs from .1/. 0. ornafiis in its paler coloration throughout ; the crown lieing 

 yellow-green, the mantle pale orange-rufous, the npjiev back pale gras.s-green, the 

 lower back paler verditer-blne, the nnder-snrface paler. 



Type; Westralia (Strelly River), No. 1333. 



Range : West Australia. 



FA>rn.Y CAPUIMULOIDAE. 

 Genus EUBOSTOFODUS. 



Eiiroxlii/iiiihix (ioulfl, Si/mi/iy:. lii rih Aiistr. pt. iv. App. p. I. 18.38. 



Type (liy nionotypy) : E. nlljo(/Mlaris (Vigors & Horsfield). 



50."). Eurostopodus albogularis. 



(,'ii/)iiiiiiihiiis (il/i'iyiilarii Vigors and Horsfield, Tiiins. Linn. Soc. [Lund.) vol. .\v. p. Iy4. 182G : 

 New South Wales. 



Synonyms ; 



? ( n/iriniiilgux i/iiltiiliiit Vigors and Horsfield. Tru/ix. Linn. S"r. (Low/.) vol. xv. p. Iil2. 1.S20. juv. : 



New South Wales. 

 Caprimuhjus myslHralin Tadminck and Laugier, Finn. Culnr. i/'Ois. 6'J' livr. vol. iv. pi. 410. 182(i : 



New South Wales. 



White-throated Nightjar. 



Mathews, Ihmdlist No. 397. 



Range: Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria. 



066. Eurostopodus argus argus. 



Enrniilnpiis ui-r/iis Hartert, Oil. Binl.-: /In/. .!/«.,■. vol. xvi. p. (JOH. 18112 : Victoria. 



Spotted Nightjar. 



Mathews, Handlist No. 398 (i)ars). 



Range : Victoria. 



