No. 8.] THE AUSTRAL AVIAN RECORD 



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NEW GENERA. 

 By Gregory M. Mathews. 



27. Austroturnix, gen. nov. 



Differs from Turnix Bonnaterre in having a much 

 thicker, deeper bill. 



Type, Turnix castanotus Gould. 



A ustroturnix melanogaster . 



castanota castanota. 



,, melvellensis. 

 ,, alligator. 

 „ magnifica. 

 olivii. 

 pyrrothorax pyrrothorax. 



,, berneyi. 



velox velox. 

 ,, leucogaster. 

 ,, vinotincta. 

 ,, picturata. 



■69. Terraphaps, gen. nov. 



Differs from Geophaps in having the bare space round 

 the eye much more extensive ; deeper and heavier bill, 

 and stouter feet. 



Type, Geophaps smithii Jardine and Selby. 



211. Myola, gen. nov. 



Differs from Notophoyx in having the bill a little more 

 than half the length of the tarsus. 

 Type, Notophoyx pacifica (Latham). 



273. Toistophoyx, gen. nov. 



Differs from Notophoyx in having a very long crest. 

 Type, Notophoyx flavirostris (Sharpe). 



282. Toburides, gen. nov. 



Differs from Butorides in having a longer bill in pro- 

 portion to its tarsus. 



Type, Butorides rogersi Mathews. 



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