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Genus SFHECOXHERES. 



Sphecolheres Vieillot, Anuli/se iinur. Oni. p. 42. ISlfi. 

 Type (by monotypy) : S. eiri(/is Vieillot. 



1 :{!)",'. Sphecotheres maxillaris niaxillaris 



Timlxx iiKixiUnris Latham, Luhx Oniilh. Sii/i/d. p. xliii. 18U1 : New South Wales. 



Synonyms : 

 Sphecotheres virescem Jardine and Selby, Jllusl. Oniilh. vol. ii. pi. 79. 182'J : Xew South Wales. 

 Sjihecothem grisea Lesson, Triille d'Omith. p. 351. 18,30 : New South Wales. 

 Sjiherotherex canicoUix Swainson, Aiiim. in Menag. p. 3"20. 18H7 : Xew South Wales. 

 Sjthecolheres aiislralis Gould, Blnlx Aiislr. vol. iv. pi. 15. 1848 : New South Wales. 



Fig Bird. 



Mathews, Handlist No. 852 (pars). 



Range : New Sonth Wales. 



1303, Sphecotheres maxillaris vieilloti. 



Sphecotheres rieilloli Vigors and Horsheki, Trans. Linn. Soc. (Lond.) vol. .w. p. 215. 1826 : Keppel 

 Bay, Queensland. 



Northern Fig Bird. 



Mathews, Iluridlist No. 852 (pars). 



Range : South Queensland. 



1394. Sphecotheres flaviventris flaviventris, 



Sphecotheres flavireutris Gould, Pror. Zool. Soc. (Land.) 1849. p. Ill : Cape York, Queensland. 



Yellow-bellied Fig Bird. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. 853 (pars). 

 Range : North Queensland (Cape York). 



1395. Sphecotheres flaviventris audoni subsp. u. 

 Allied Yellow-bellied Fig Bird. 



Mathews, Handlist No. 853 (pars). 



Larger than S. f. flaviventris.^ and brighter coloration below. 



Type: Cairns, Queensland, No. fiilll. 



Range : Queensland (Cairns). 



1396. Sphecotheres flaviventris ashbyi subsp. u. 

 Northern Yellow-bellied Fig Bird. 



Mathews, Handlist No. 853 (pars). 



Much larger thaw S. f.flavicentris, and darker green above and below. ^Ving 

 157 mm.; typ. 14U-145 mm. 



Type : Northern Territory (Alligator River), No. 5201. 

 Range: Northern Territory. 



1307. Sphecotheres salvadorii stalkeri. 



Sphecotheres slalk-ni Ingram, linll. Bnt. Orn. t'/ui, vol. xxi. p. 100. 1908: Mount Elliott, North 

 Queensland. 



Gre3-throated Fig Bird, 

 liange : North Queensland. 



