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■S4. Eulabeornis castaneoventris rogersi subsp. n. 



Western Cliestnut-liellied Rail. 



Mathews, Handlist No. 50 (itars). 



Differs from E. c. castaiicootiutris in its darker coloration, esjiecially below. 

 Fully described and figured in my liinix nf Australia, vol. i. \\. 2U0. jil. 48, us 

 E. c. castaneoventris. 



Type : North- West Australia (Ubagama), No. S'Jll. 



Range : North-West Australia. 



Genus TOMIBDUS nov. gen. 

 Type : Eidabeornis tricolor rnbinsoid Mathews. 



I pointed out how this bird differed from Eidabeornis and from Rallina in the 

 Birds of Australia vol. i. p. :.'04. 



8."). Tomirdus tricolor robinsoni. 



ICiiliibi'uriiis Iriinliir rolii/iso/ii Mathews, Birils Aiistr. vol. i. p 203. 1911 : Q'leeasland. 



Red-necked Rail. 



Mathews, Handlist No. ."')1. 



Range : North Queensland. • 



Genus CREX. 



Cre.r Bechstein, (Jniitli. Ti(.vluiih. vol. ii. p. ;^36. 18(J3. 

 Ty[)e (by tautonymy) : C. crex (Linne). 



86. Crex crex. 



Rallux crex Linar, Susl. Niil. ed. x. p. 153. 1758 ; Europe. 

 Synonyms : 



Ci-cj- jiniteiisis Bechstein, Oni. Tnsrhenb. ii. p. 337. 1803 : Europe. 



Cre.i: Jierbaruin Brehm, I/amlb. Xatiirtj. Vog. Di'atschl. p. 601. 1831 : Europe. 



Crex ulticepn id., lb. : Europe. 



Rallus feathei-stoiiii BuUer, Essay Oniil'i. New Zeabtiul, p. 18. 1865 : New Z'saland. 



Land Rail. 



Mathews, Handlist No. 52. 



Range: Australia (accidental ; one occurrence). E.Ktralimital. 



Genus FOBZANA. 



Purztiiia Vieillot, Amtli/se ititur. Onitlh. p. 61. 1816. 



Type (by monotypy) : F. i>orzana (Liime). 



87. Porzana fluminea. 



PurMim Jluiiiiiini Gould, Prue. Zuid. Sue. (Lund) I84'J. p. Ui'J : New South Wales. 



Synonym : 

 Ralliiii noraeliullaiKlitie Pucheran, Ree. Miuj. ZwA. p. 278 (1851) : New South Wales. 



Australian Spotted f'rake. 



Mathews, Handlist No. 53. 



Range : Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia. 



