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*Lobibyx novcehollandice (Stephens 1819, Vanellus) 

 Spur-winged Plover 



Superfamily Glareoloidea 

 Family Glareolidse. Pratincoles and Coursers 

 *StiUia isabella (Vieillot 1816, Glareola) 

 Australian Pratincole 



Order Ralli. 



Suborder Ralliformes 

 Family Rallidee. Rails 

 Rallus muelleri Rothschild 1893 



Auckland Islands Rail 

 Cahalus modestus (Hutton 1872, Rallus) 



Little Chatham Islands Rail 

 HypotcBnidia philippensis (Linne 1766, Rallus) 



Buff-banded Rail 

 Nesolimnas dieffenbachii (Graj^ 1843, Rallus) 



Chatham Islands Rail 

 Gallirall%s australis (Sparrman 1786, Rallus) 



Brown Woodhen 

 Gallirallus hrachypterus Lafresnaye 1841 



Black Woodhen 

 Gallirallus hectori (Hutton 1874, Ocydrornus) 



Woodhen or Weka 

 *Crex crex (Linne 1758, Rallus) 



Corncrake 

 Zapornia pusilla (PaUas 1776, Rallus) 



Marsh Rail. 

 Porzanoidea plumhea (Griffith and Pidgeon " 1829," Crex) 



Swamp Rail 

 Family GaUinuhdse. GaUinules 

 Porphyrio melanotus Temminck 1820 



Swamp Hen 

 Mantellornis hochstetteri (Meyer 1883, Notornis) 



Takahe 



Family Fulicidse, Coots 

 *Fulica atra Linne 1758 



Coot 



