LIST OF BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
XIV. Genus AUSTROTURNIX. 
Austroturnix Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. I., pt. 8, p. 195, March 20th, 1913. Type (bv original designation) : 
Hemipodius castanotus Gould. 
15. AUSTROTURNIX CASTANOTA. CHESTNUT BACKED QUAIL. 
Gould, Vol. V., pi. 85 (pt. xiii.), Dec. 1st, 1843. Mathews, Vol. I., pt. 1, pi. 16, Oct. 31st, 1910. 
Hemipodius castanotus Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. (Lond.), 1839, p. 145, March, 1840 : Port Essington, Northern 
Territory. 
Turnix castanota magnified Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 181, Jan. 31st, 1912 : East Kimberley, North-west 
Australia. 
Turnix castanota melvillensis Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. I., pt. 2, p. 27, April 2nd, 1912 : Melville Island, 
Northern Territory. 
Turnix castanota alligator Mathews, ib. : South Alligator River, Northern Territory. 
Distribution. Northern Territory. North-west Australia. 
16. AUSTROTURNIX PYRRHOTHORAX. RED CHESTED QUAIL. 
Gould, Vol. V., pi. 86 (pt. ii.), March 1st, 1841. Mathews, Vol. I., pt. 1, pi. 18, Oct. 31st, 1910. 
Hemipodius pyrrhothorax Gould, Birds Austr., pt. ii., March 1st, 1841: Aberdeen, Upper Hunter River, New 
South Wales. 
Turnix pyrrothorax berneyi Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 182, Jan. 31st, 1912: Parry's Creek, North-west 
Australia. 
Austroturnix pyrrothorax intermedia Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. III., pt. 3, p. 53, April 7th, 1916 : Wyan^arie, 
Queensland. 
Distribution : New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory, North-west Australia, South Australia. 
XV. Genus COLCLOUGHIA. 
Colcloughia Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. II., pt. 5, p. 112, Sept. 24th, 1914. Type (by original designation) : 
Hemipodius melanogaster Gould. 
17. COLCLOUGHIA MELANOGASTER. BLACK-BREASTED QUAIL. 
Gould, Vol. V., pi. 81 (pt. xxii.), March 1st, 1846. Mathews, Vol. I., pt. 1, pi. 14, Oct. 31st, 
1910. 
Hemipodius melanogaster Gould, Synops. Birds Austr., pt. II., pi. 31, April 1st, 1837 : New South Wales = Mo reton 
Bay, Queensland. 
Colcloughia melanogaster goweri Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. III., pt. 3, p. 53, April 7th, 1916: Gowrie 
Creek, Rockingham Bay, Queensland. 
Distribution. Queensland, New South Wales. 
XVI. Genus ALPHATURNIA. 
Alphaturnia Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. II., pt. 5, p. 112, Sept. 24th, 1914. Type (by original designation) : 
Hemipodius velox Gould. 
18. ALPHATURNIA VELOX. LITTLE QUAIL. 
Gould, Vol. V., pi. 87 (pt. ii.), March 1st, 1841. Mathews, Vol. I., pt. 1, pi. 19, Oct. 31st, 1910. 
Hemipodius velox Gould, Birds Austr., pt. n., March 1st, 1841 : Yarrundi, Upper Hunter River, New South Wales. 
Turnix leucogaster North, Ibis, July 1st, 1895, p. 342 : Davenport Creek, Central Australia. 
Turnix velox yinotincta Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 182, Jan. 31st, 1912 : Mungi, North-west Australia 
(Interior). 
Turnix velox picturata Mathews, ib. : Derby, North-west Australia (Coast). 
Distribution. Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, North-west Australia 
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