BIRDS OF TASMANIA. 



Sub-Family — C arpoph agin^e . 



Topknot-Pigeon [Lopholcemus antarcticus) 



FAMILY— PBEISTERID^. 



Sdb-Family — PhabinvE . 



Bronze-wing Pigeon (Phaps chaloo'ptera) 

 Brush Bronze-wing Pigeon (Phaps elegans) 



ORDEE— GALLINJS : GAME BIRDS. 

 SUB-OKDER— ALECTOEOPODES. 



FAMILY— PHASIANIDJ5 : PHEASANTS, &c. 



Stubble Quail [Coturnix pectoralis) 



Brown Quail {Synceous australis) 



Greater Brown Quail [Synaecus diemencnsis) ... 



102 



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108 



ORDER— HEMIPODII : HEMIPODES. 



FAMILY— TURNICID^ : HEMIPODES. 

 Painted Quail (Turnix varia) 



ORDER— FULICARI.^. 



FAMILY— RALLID.E : RAILS. 



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

 Pectoral Rail (Hypotcenidia philippinensis) 

 Spotted Crake {Porgana fiuminea) 

 Little Crake (Porzana palustris) 

 Spotless Crake {Porzana tahuensis) 

 Native-Hen {Tribonyx mortieri) ... 

 Bald-Coot [Porphyrio -melanonotus) 

 Coot (Fulioa australis) ... 



109 



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 115 

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 118 



ORDER— LI MICOLiE : PLOVERS, &c. 



FAMILY— (EDICNBMID^ : THICK-KNEES. 



Stone-Plover {Burhinus (OEdicnemus) grallarius) ... 119 

 FAMILY— CHAR ADRIIDiE : PLOVERS. 

 Sub-Family— ArenariinvE . 



Turnstone (Arenaria inter pros) 120 



