LIST OF BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
XI. Genus EXCALFACTORIA. 
Excalfactoria Bonaparte, Comptes Rendus Acad. Sci., Paris, Vol. XLII., p. 881, May, 1856. Type (by tautonymy) : 
Tetrao chinensis Linne. 
Compsortyx Heine und Reichenow, Nomencl. Mus. Hein., p. 292 (pref. Sept.) 1890. New name for Excalfactoria 
Bonaparte. 
12. EXCALFACTORIA CHINENSIS. CHESTNUT BELLIED QUAIL. 
[Tetrao chinensis Linne, Syst. Nat., 12th ed., Vol. I., p. 277, (pref. May, 24th) 1766 : China. Extra-limital.] 
Gould, Vol. V.. pi. 92 (pt. xii.), Sept. 1st, 1843. Mathews, Vol. I., pt. 1, pi. 12, Oct. 31st, 1910. 
Excalfactoria australis Gould, Handb. Birds Austr., Vol. II., p. 197, (Dec.) 1865 : South Australia. 
Excalfactoria chinensis victorice Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 179, J an. 31st, 1912 : Koo Wee Reep, Victoria. 
Excalfactoria chinensis colletti Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. I., pt. 3, p. 73, June 28th, 1912 : Glencoe, Northern 
Territory. 
Excalfactoria chinensis cairnsce Mathews, ib. : pt. 4, p. 83, Sept. 18th, 1912: Cairns, Queensland. 
Distribution. Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia. 
Order TURNICIFOEMES. 
Family TURNICHLE. 
XII. Genus TURNIX. 
Turnix Bonnaterre, Tabl. Ency. Meth. Omith., Vol. I., pp. lxxxii., 5, 1791. Type (by subsequent designation, 
Gray, p. 63, 1840) : T. gibraltarica Bonn. = Tetrao sylvatica Desfontaines. 
Ortygis Uliger, Prodr. Mamm. et Av., p. 242, (pref. dated April) 1811. New name for Turnix Linn. = Bonnaterre. 
Hemipodius Temminck, Pigeons et Gall., Vol. III., p 607, 1815 ex Reinwardt MS. New name for Turnix 
Bonnaterre. 
Ortyx Billberg, Synops. Faunae Scand., Vol. I., pt. II., tab. A., 1828. New name for Ortygis Illiger (c/. Austral Av. 
Rec., Vol. II., pts. 2 and 3, p. 37, Oct. 23, 1913). 
13. TURNIX MACULOSA. BLACK BACKED QUAIL. 
Gould, Vol. V., pi. 84 (pt. xxi.), Dec. 1st. 1845. Mathews, Vol. I., pt. 1, pi. 13, Oct. 31st, 
1910. 
Hemipodius maculosus Temminck, Pigeons et Gall., Vol. III., p. 631, 1815. Nouvelle Hollands = Sydney. 
Hemipodius melanotus Gould, Synops. Birds Austr., pt. II., pi. (30), April 1st, 1837 : Moreton Bay, Queensland. 
Turnix maculosa pseutes Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 180, Jan. 31st, 1912 : Parry’s Creek, North-west 
Australia. 
Turnix maculosa yorki Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. III., pt. 3, p. 53, April 7th, 1916: Cape York, North 
Queensland. 
Distribution. North Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory, North-west Australia. 
XIII. Genus MARIANORNIS. A 
Marianornis Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. III., pt. 5, p. 128, Dec. 28th, 1917. Type (by original designation) : 
Perdix varia Latham. 
14. MARIANORNIS VARIUS. PAINTED QUAIL. 
Gould, Vol. V., pis. 82-3 (pt. xxi.), Dec. 1st, 1845. Mathews, Vol. I., pt. 1, pi. 15, Oct. 31st, 
1910. 
Perdix varia Latham, Index Omith. Suppl., p. lxhi., 1801, after May 30th : (Sydney), New South Wales. 
Hemipodius scintillans Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. (Lond.), 1845, p. 62, Sept. : Houtman’s Abrolhos, West Australia. 
Turnix varia stirlingi Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 181, Jan. 31st, 1912 : Stirling Range, South-west 
Australia. 
Turnix varia subminuta Mathews, ib. : Cooktown, North Queensland 
Distribution. Australia generally. Tasmania. 
