No. 3.] THE AUSTRAL AVIAN RECORD 73 



ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO MY 

 REFERENCE LIST TO THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 



19b. Excalfactoria chinensis colletti, subsp. n. 

 Northern Chestnut-bellied Quail. 



Differs from E. c. australis in its smaller wing, viz., 

 65-67 mm., typical wing 70-77 mm., and much lighter 

 upper surface. 



Type, Glencoe, Northern Territory, No. 11,965. 



Range, Northern Territory. 



87a. Porzana fluminea whitei, subsp. n. 



Southern Spotted Crake. 



Differs from P. /. fluminea in being much lighter grey 

 on the under surface. 



Type, Eyre's Peninsula, South Australia, No. 12,029. 

 Range, South Australia. 



88a. Porzana pusilla fitzroyi, subsp. n. 



Western Little Crake. 



Differs from P. p. palustris in being lighter above and 

 below, and having a longer wing and larger bill. 

 Type, Derby, North-west Australia, No. 11,956. 

 Range, North-west Australia. 



90a. Porzana cinerea parryi, subsp. n. 



Western White-browed Crake. 



Differs from P. c. leiicophrys in its much darker head, 

 back, thighs, and under tail-coverts. 

 Type, Parry's Creek, North-west Australia, No. 205. 

 Range, North-west Australia. 



240a. Irediparra gallinacea melvillensis, subsp. n. 

 Northern Jacana. 



Differs from I. g. rothschildi in having the yellow and 

 black bands on the under surface much less pronounced. 

 It has also a heavier bill. 



Type, Melville Island, Northern Territory, No. 11,736. 



Range, Melville Island. 



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