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Hubner). — „Mbidi", Fiji Is. (Lay.). — ^Nebutch" , Anciteum ilnglis). — „Thoin'*, Lifu {Lay.}. — „Orutu", 



JJew Caledonia (Verr.). — „Tariit" or .Tareth", Pelew Is. (Kttbary, Tetens). 



I'Olynesin — western groups of: Marianne Is.: Guam (Q.efG.);Pe\evf Is. (Kuhary etc.)-, New 

 Caledonia firr., Lay.) Huon and C'hestcrHeld Is. (Lay.); Loyalty Is.: Lifu I'/.ny.j; New Hebrides: Aneiteum 

 (Mus. Tra//-.j: Fiji Is. (Feale etc.); Samoa Is. (Peak etc.); Uea (^Gra^ej;" Tonga Is. (Forst., Pea/c e/c.^ -^ Niuafou 

 (Hiibner). — Malay Archipelago ; Australia ; New Zealand ; Mauritius. a 



306.* Rallus pacificus. 

 Pacific Rail, Lath. Gen. Syn. Ill, 235. — Rallus pacificus Gm. S. N. 1788 11, 717; Lath. Ind. 

 Orn. 1790 II, 758: Jkchsl. Lath. Uebers. HI, 206; IV, 404: l\»-,t. Descr. An. 1844, 177; id. Icon. ined. 128: 

 Gray, Gen. li. Ill, 593; Hartt. Wiegm. Arch. 1852, 136; id. J. f. O. 1854, 169; Gray, B. Trop. Is. 51; F. 

 ct H. Orn. Centralpol. 162, 163. — Rallus varians Steph. (fide Gray). — Eulabeornig pacificus (Imy . II. L. 

 1871 III, 57 no. 10384. — ^Oomnaa" or ..Eboonaa", Tahiti (Forst.). 

 • Soviet ii Is.: Tahiti ; Forst.). 



307. Rallina fasciata. 

 Rallus fasciatus liaf/t. Tr. Linn. Soe. 1822 XIII, 328. — Gallinula euryzona Tcmm. PI. Col. 1826, 

 417. — Ortygometra ocularis Gray. List Grallae 1844, 119. — Rallina fasciata Gray, Gen. and Subgen. B. 

 1855, 120; Ihutl. P. Z. S. 1807, 831: H. et F. ib. 1868, 7, 118; 1872, 106; Finsch . J. Mus. Godef. 1875 

 Vni, 37; Sahad. Orn. Pap. 1882 III, 264. — „01aratta" (Tetens). 



^ (Pelew IS' (I'etens etc.). — Tenasserim ; greater Sunda Is.; Moluccas. 



308.* Rallina poeciloptera. 



Rallina poeciloptera JIar//. Iliis 1860, 171 (type exanul.); F. et II. Orn. Centralpol. 1867, 156 t. 

 XII, 1, et III, 3 (egg); Lay. P. Z. S. 1875, 438; id. Ibis 1876, 155, 393; Bchnw. J. f. 0. 1891, 127. — 

 Eulabeornis poecilopterus Gray, H. L. Ill, 57 no. 10387. — „Mbidi" (Lay.). 



I'iji Is.: Ovalau (Grliffr).^ Viti Levu ^Lay.). 



309.* Eulabeornis lafresnayanus. 



Qallirallus lafresnayanus I'lrr.rt Drs M. Kev. /ool. 1860, 437; 1862, 141; /"«««, Mem. Soc. Cherb. 

 1863 EX, 246; Fimch , J. f. O. 1873, 403; Marie, Actes S. L. Bord. 1870 XXVII; id. Ibis 1877, 363. — 

 Eulabeornis lafresnayanus Gray, H. L. 1871 III, 5() no. 10370; id. Cruise Cura^oa 1873 pi. XXI; Lay. Ibis 

 1882, 495, 535; Tristr. Cat. Coll. B. 1889, 29. — „N'dino" (Verr.). 

 J (N'eiv Caleilonia (Verr., Lay.). 



310. Ortygometra tabuensis. 

 Tabuan Rail, Lath. Gen. Syn. Ill, 235. - Rallus tabuensis Gm. S. N. 1788 II, 717; Lath. Ind. 

 Orn. II, 758; 5eo/«/. Uebers. Ill, 206; IV, 404; TiciW. Enc. Mc-th. III. 1067. — Crex plumbea Gray, Griff. An. 

 Kingd. 1829 III, 410. — Gallinula immaculata Sws. Classif. B. 1837 II. 358. — Rallus minutus pt. Forst. 

 Descr. An. 1844, 178 (ex Tonga-tabu). — Corethrura tabuensis Gray. Gen. B. 1846 111, 5ii5. — Zapornia 

 spilonota Peale, U. S. Expl. Exp. 1848, 224. — Porzana immaculata did. B. Austr. 1848 VI pi. 82; Marie, 

 Actes S. L. Bord. XXVII; id. Ibis 1877, 363. — Porzana spilonota viir. Ihu-tl. Wiegm. Arch. 1852, 136. — 

 Porzana vitiensis Ilartl. J. f. O. 1854, 169. — Porzana tabuensis Unril. 1. c. ; Ramsay, Pr. L. Soc. N. S. W. 

 1877 II, 142. — Ortygometra tab»ensis (lr„y. Voy. Erebus and Terror, B. 14 ; id. B. Trop. Is. 53 ; id. Ibis 1862, 

 239; F.etIL Orn. Centralpol. 167: iid. J. f. O.1870, 122; Griiffc, t. c. 402, 415; Duller, B. New Zeal. 1872, 

 fig. pt. 4; 2nd ed. 1888, 101 pi. XXXIII; I'insch, J. f. 0. 1872, 53; Lay. P. Z. S. 1875, 439; 1876, 497; 

 id. Ibis 1876, 393: Ramsay, Pr. L. Soc. N. S. W. 1876 I, 76; Finsch. P. Z. S. 1877, 775; Oust. Bull. Soc. 

 Philom. 1879 July; Fimch, J. f. 0. 1880, 297, 307: id. Ibis 1881, 106, 109; Lay. ib. 1882, 537, .544; 

 Rrhnw. J. f. O. 1891, 127. — Zapornia tabuensis lip. C. li. 1856, 599: Gray. H. L. Ill, 63. — Zapornia 

 nmbrina Cass. Pr. Acad. Phil. 1856 VIII, 254; id. U. S. Expl. Exp. 1858, 305 pi. XXXV, 2. — Zapornia 

 umbrata Ilartl. Wiegm. Arch. 1858. 29. — Rallus monasa Kitil. Boise 1858 II, 31, 39, 58. — Rallus minor 

 Ellman, Zool. 1801, 7470. — „Setamanot", I'ulan Filll.). — ^Nohur", Aneiteum (Gray). — ..Mo", Ovalau 

 (Lay.). — „Moho", Tonga Is. [GrUffi . 



