LIST OF BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
Circus assimilis Jardine and Selby, Illus. Ornith., Ser. I„ Vol. It.pl. HI, Nov.1828: near Sydney, New South 
VV 3/lGS. 
Circus jar dinii Gould, Synops. Birds Austr., pt. ur„ pi. 48, April 1st, 1838 : Sydney, New South Wales. 
Circus affinis Gould, Proc. Zool. Soe. (Lond.), 1837, p. 99, May 25th, 1838. Error forC. assimilis Jardine and Selby . 
Circus assimilis rogersi Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 244, Jan. 31st, 1912 : Fitzroy River, North-west 
Australia. 
Distribution. Australia generally, Tasmania. 
209. CIRCUS APPROXIMANS. SWAMP HAWK. 
[Circus approximans Peale, U.S. Expl. Exped., Vol. VIII., p. 64, 1848 (2nd ed„ p. 101, 1858) : Fiji Islands Extra- 
limital.] 
Gould, Vol. I., pi. 26 (pt. x.), March 1st, 1843. Mathews, Vol. V., pt. 1, pi. 235, Nov. 5th, 
1915. 
Circus gouldi Bonaparte, Consp. Gen. Av., Vol. I., p. 34, June 1850 : New South Wales. 
Circus approximans inexpectatus Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 245, Jan. 31st, 1912 : Parry’s Creek, North- 
west Australia. 
Distribution. Australia generally and Tasmania. 
CLXXXIX. Genus LEUCOSPIZA. 
Leueospiza Kaup, Classif. Saugeth. u. Vogel, p. 119, March 15th, 1844. Type (by original designation) : Falco 
novcehollandice Gmelin. 
210. LEUCOSPIZA RAH. GREY GOSHAWK. 
Gould, Vol. I., pi. 14 (pt. xii.), Sept. 1st, 1843. Mathews, Vol. V., pt. 1, pi. 236, Nov. 5th, 
1915. 
Sparvius cinereus Vieillot, Nouv. Diet. d’Hist. Nat., Vol. X., p. 338, June 21st, 1817: “ Nouvelle Hollande " = 
New South Wales. 
Not Sparvius cinereus Vieillot, ib., p. 327 : South America. 
Astur raii Vigors and Horsfield, Trans. Linn Soc. (Lond.), Vol. XV., p. 180, Feb. 17th, 1827 : New South Wales. 
Astur clarus cooktowni Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 245, Jan. 31st, 1912 : Cooktown, North Queensland. 
Astur cl ar us robustus Zeitz, South Austr. Ornith., Vol. I., p. 13, Jan. 1914: Melville Island. 
Distribution. Eastern Australia and Melville Island, Northern Territory. 
211. LEUCOSPIZA NOV/EHOLLANDIAS. WHITE GOSHAWK. 
Gould, Vol. I., pi. 15 (pt. xii.), Sept. 1st, 1843. Mathews, Vol. V., pt. 1, pi. 237, Nov. 5th, 
1915. 
Falco novaehollandiae Gmelin, Syst. Nat., Vol., I., pt. i., p. 264, July 25th, 1788, ex Forster : Tasmania. 
Falco albus White, Journ. Voy. New South Wales, p. 250, pi. 35, (reviewed August) 1790 : New South Wales. 
Not Falco albus Gmelin, Syst. Nat., Vol. I., pt. i„ p. 257, July 25th, 1788. 
Sparvius niveus Vieillot, Nouv. Diet. d’Hist. Nat., Vol. X., p. 338, June 21st, 1817. New name for “ Falco novae- 
hollandice Lath.” i.e. Gmelin. 
Dcedalion candidum Lesson, Traite d'Orn., livr. 1, p. 66, Feb. 13th, 1830 : New South Wales. 
Falco leucaetos Forster, Descr. Anim., ed. Licht., p. 70, (pref. Jan.) 1844 : Tasmania. 
Astur ncevius “ V.,” Gray, Handl. Gen. Sp. Birds B.M., pt. i., p. 29, pref. May 10th, 1869. Error for “ niveus 
Astur novcehollandicc- alboides Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 246, Jan. 31st, 1912 : Parry’s Creek, North-west 
Australia. 
Distribution. Australia generally and Tasmania. 
CXC. Genus UROSPIZA. 
Urospiza Kaup, Mus. Senckenb., Vol. III., p. 259, 1845. Type (by monotypy) : U. radiatus — Astur fasciatus 
Vigors and Horsfield. 
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