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258. Platalea regia, stalkeri sn))sp. n. 

 Northern Black-billed Spoonbill. 

 Mathews, Ihinfllist No. 197 (pars). 



Difters from P. r. regia in its smaller ciilmen— viz. 157 mm. 

 Type: Alexandra, Northern Territory, No. (lOs. 

 l{any;e: Northern Territory and North-West Australia. 



27)'.). Platalea flavipes flavipes. 



r/cihilaijlaripes Gould, liymips. Birds Aiislr. pt. iv. App. p. 7. 18.-38: New South Wales. 

 Yellow-billed Spoonbill. 

 Mathews, Haiidlisf No. 198 ("pars). 

 Range : New Sonth AVales, Sontli Australia. 



2fiii. Platalea flavipes whitei subsp. n. 

 Northern Yellow-billed Spoonbill. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. 198 (par.s). 



Differs from P. f. flavipes in its mnch smaller size: wing 382 mm., cnl- 

 men 190. 



Type : Ale.xandra, Northern Territory, No. 609. 

 Range : North-West Australia, Northern Territory. 



Family CICONIIDAE. 

 Genus XEITORHTirCHUS. 



Xp.ih,r}ujHihux Bonaparte, Cnmp. Gen. Av. vol. ii. p. lIKj. 1H5IJ. 



Type (by subsequent designation) : A', austrnlis (Shaw). 

 201. Xenorhynchus asiaticus australis. 



Mijcteria australis Shaw, Trans. Linn. Soc. (Land.) vol. v. p. .33. 1800 : New South Wales. 



Synonym : 

 Cirnniii leiiinplera Wagler, Si/st. Ar. Ciconiii, sp. C. 1827 : New South Wales. 



Black-necked Stork. 

 Mathews, Ilamllist No. 199 iparsi. 



Range : New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory, North-West 

 Australia. 



261a. Xenorhynchus asiaticus rog'ersi subsp. n. 

 Western Black-necked Stork. 

 Mathews, Ilandli.'if No. 199 (pars). 



Differs from M. a. mistmlis in its smaller wing — viz. 573 mm. 

 Type : North-West Australia, No. 4074. 

 Range : North-West Australia. 



Fa.mh.v ARDETDAE. 

 Genus ARSEA. 



Ardea lAnrxi, Syst. Nat. ed. ,x. p. 141. 17&8. 



Type (by snbsecjuent designation) : A. cinerea Liniu'. 



