LIST OF BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
LIV. Genus TACHYBAPTUS. 
Taehybaptus Reichenbach, Nat. Syst. Vogel, p. in., 1852 (? 1853). Type (by monotypy) : Colymbus minor 
Gmelin = G. ruficollis Vroeg. 
59. TACHYBAPTUS RUFICOLLIS. BLACK-THROATED GREBE. 
[Colymbus ruficollis Vroeg, Cat. Rais. d’Ois Adumb., p. 6, September 1764 : Holland, Europe. Extra-limital.] 
Gould, Vol. VII., pi. 81 (pt. xii.), Sept. 1st, 1843. Mathews, Vol. I., pt. 4, pi. 62, Aug. 9th, 
1911. 8 
Podiceps novsehollandise Stephens in Shaw’s Gen. Zool., Vol. XIII. , pt. I., p. 18, Eeb. 18th, 1826: New South 
Wales. 
Podiceps gularis Gould, Proc. Zool. Soe. (Lond.), 1836, p. 145, June 27th, 1837 : New South Wales. 
Podiceps fluviatilis carters Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 197, January 31st, 1912 : Broome Hill, South- 
west Australia. 
Podiceps fluviatilis parryi Mathews, ib. : Parry’s Creek, North-west Australia. 
Distribution. Australia generally and Tasmania. 
LV. Genus POLIOCEPHALUS. 
Polioeephalus Selby, Cat. Gen. Subgen. Types Aves, p. 47, 1840. Type (by monotypy): Podiceps poliocephalus 
Jardine and Selby. 
Dasyptilus Swainson, Classif. Birds, Vol. II., p. 369, July 1st, 1837. Type (by monotypy) : P. poliocephalus 
Jardine and Selby. 
Not Wagler, Abhandl. Ak. Wiss. Munch., Vol. II., p. 502, 1832. 
Golymbetes Heine und Reichenow, Nomencl. Mus. Hein., p. 364 (pref. Sept,), 1890 : New name tor Poliocephalus 
Selby. 
Not of Schellenberg, Helvet. Entom., Vol. II., p. 188, 1806. 
60. POLIOCEPHALUS POLIOCEPHALUS. HOARY-HEADED GREBE. 
Gould, Vol. VII., pi. 82 (pt. xii.), Sept. 1st, 1843. Mathews, Vol. I., pt. 4, pi. 63, Aug. 9th, 
1911. 
Podiceps poliocephalus Jardine and Selby, Illustr. Omith., Vol.I.,pt. i., pi. 13, February 1827 : New South Wales 
Podiceps nestor Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. (Lond.), 1836, p. 145, June 27th, 1837 : New South Wales. 
Podiceps poliocephalus cloatesi Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 197, Jan. 31st, 1912 : Point Cloates, mid-West 
Australia. 
Distribution. Australia generally and Tasmania 
Order PROCELL ARIIFORMES. 
Family THALASSIDROMIDZE. 
LVI. Genus OCEANITES. 
Oeeanites Keyserling und Blasius, Wirbelth. Europa’s, p. xciii., (before April), 1840. (Type by monotypy): 
Thalassidroma wilsoni Bonaparte = Procellaria oceanica Kuhl. 
61. OCEANITES OCEANICUS. YELLOW-WEBBED STORM PETREL. 
[Procellaria oceanicaT£xih\, Beitr. Vergl. Anat.,p. 136, 1820 (pref. April 9th) : South Atlantic Ocean. Extra-limital.] 
Gould, Vol. VII., pi. 65 (pt. xxii.), March 1st, 1846. Mathews, Vol. II., pt. 1, pi. 68, May 30th, 
1912. 
Oeeanites oceanicus exasperatus Mathews, Birds Austr., Vol. II., pt. 1, p. 11, pi. 68, May 30th, 1912: New 
Zealand Seas. 
Distribution. Southern Australian Seas as far north as South Queensland. Extra-limital. ? Breeding 
at Cape Adare, Antarctic Circle. 
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