xii BIRDS OF TASMANIA. 



SUB-FAMILY CARPOPHAGIN JE . 



Topknot-Pigeon (Lopholcemus antarcticns) ... ... 102 



FAMILY PERISTERUm 



SUB-FAMILY PHASING . 



Bronze-wing Pigeon (Phaps chalcoptcra) ... ... 103 



Brush Bronze-wing Pigeon (Phaps elegans) ... ... 104 



ORDER GALLING : GAME BIRDS. 



SUB-ORDER ALECTOROPODES. 

 FAMILY PHASIANID^E : PHEASANTS, &c. 



Stubble Quail (Coturnix pcctoralis) ... ... ... 105 



Brown Quail (Synoecus australis) ... ... ... 107 



Greater Brown Quail (Synceciis diemenensis) ... ... 108 



ORDER HEMIPODII : HEMIPODES. 



FAMILY TURNICID/E : HEMIPODES. 



Painted Quail (Turnix varia) ... ... 109 



ORDER FULICARI^E. 



FAMILY RALLID.E : RAILS. 



Slate-breasted (Lewin's) Rail (Hypotcenidia brachypus) 110 



Pectoral Rail (Hypotcenidia philippinensis) ... ... 112 



Spotted Crake (Porzana fluminea) ... ... ... 113 



Little Crake (Porzana palustris) ... ... ... 114 



Spotless Crake (Porzana tabuensis) ... ... ... 114 



f* Native-Hen (Tribonyx mortieri) ... ... ... ... 115 



-f-Bald-Coot (Porphyrio melanonotus) ... ... ... 117 



Coot (Fulica australis) 118 



ORDER LI MICOL^E : PLOVERS, &c. 



FAMILY (EDICNEMID^ : THICK-KNEES. 



Stone-Plover (Burhinus ((Edicnemus) grallarius) ... 119 

 FAMILY CHAR ADRIID^E : PLOVERS. 



SUB-FAMILY ARENARIIN^. 



Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) ... ... ... ... 120 



