LIST OF BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
LI. Genus PORPHYRIO. 
Porphyrio Brisson, Ornith., Vol. I., p. 54, Vol, V., p. 522, 1760. Type (by tautonymy) : Porphyrio = Fulica 
porphyrio Linne. 
Ccesarornis Reichenbach, Nat. Syst. Vogel, p. xxi., 1852 (? 1853). Type (by monotypy) : Gallinula poliocephala 
Latham. 
55. PORPHYRIO MELANOTUS. BALD COOT. 
Gould, Vol. VI., pi. 69 (pt. xxx.), March 1st, 1848. Mathews, Vol. I., pt. 4, pi. 60, Aug. 9th, 
1911. 
Porphyrio melanotus Temminck, Manuel d’Orn., 2e ed., Vol. II., p. 701, October 21st, 1820 : New South Wales. 
Porphyrio melanotus fletcherce Mathews, Birds Austr., Vol. I., pt. 4, pi 243, August 9th, 1911 : Tasmania. 
Porphyrio melanotus neomelanotus Mathews, ib. : p. 246, pi. 60 : Parry's Creek, North-west Australia. 
Distribution. Australia (except South-west) and Tasmania. 
56. PORPHYRIO BELLUS. BLUE BALD COOT. 
Gould, Vol. VI., pi. 70 (pt. v.), Dec. 1st, 1841. Mathews, Vol. I., pt. 4, pi. 59, Aug. 9th, 1911. 
Porphyrio bellus Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. (Lond.), 1840, p. 176, July 1841 : Western Australia. 
Porphyrio melanotus woodwardi Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. I., pt. 2, p. 29, April 2nd, 1912 : Monger Lake, 
South-west Australia. 
Distribution. South-west Australia. 
LII. Genus FULICA . 
Fulica Linne, Syst. Nat. 10th ed., p. 152, January 1st, 1758. Type (by subsequent designation. Gray, p. 72, 
1840): FuMca atra Linne. 
57. FULICA ATRA. COOT. 
[Fulica atra Linne, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., p. 152, Jan. 1st, 1758 : Sweden, Europe. Extra-limital.] 
Gould, Vol. VI., pi. 74 (pt. xxiv.), Sept. 1st, 1846. Mathews, Vol. I., pt. 4, pi. 61, Aug. 9th, 
1911. 
Fulica australis Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. (Lond.), 1845, p. 2, April: West Australia. 
Fulica tasmanica Grant, Tasm. Joum. Sci., Vol. II., p. 310 (April ?), 1845 : Tasmania. 
Fulica atra ingrami Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 196, January 31st, 1912 : Alexandra, Northern Territory. 
Distribution. Australia generally and Tasmania. 
Order PODICIPIFORMES. 
Family POD1CIPID/E. 
LIII. Genus PODICEPS. 
Podiceps Latham, Gen. Synops. Suppl., Vol. I., p. 294 (pref. May 1st), 1787. Type (by subsequent designation, 
Gray, p. 76, 1840) : Colymbus cristatus Linne. 
Colymbus Illiger, Prodr. Mamm. and Av., p. 281, (pref. April) 1811. Type (by subsequent designation, 
Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., Vol. XXVI., p. 502, 1898) : Colymbus cristatus Linne. 
Not Linne, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., p. 135, Jan. 1st, 1758. 
Lophaithyia Kaup, Skizz. Entwick.-Gesch. Nat. Syst., p. 72, (pref. April) 1829. Type (by monotypy) : C. 
cristatus LinnA 
58. PODICEPS CRISTATUS. TIPPET GREBE. 
Colymbus cristatus Linne, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., p. 135, January 1st, 1758 : Sweden, Europe. Extra-limital.] 
Gould, Vol. VII., pi. 80 (pt. xvii.), Dec. 1st, 1844. Mathews, Vol. I., pt. 4, pi. 64, Aug. 9th. 
1911. 
Podiceps cristatus ehristiani Mathews, Birds Austr., Vol. I., pt. 4, p, 267, pi. 64, August 9th, 1911 : Victoria. 
Distribution. Australia generally and Tasmania. 
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