LIST OF BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
298. MICROPODARGUS PLUMIFERUS. PLUMED FROGMOUTH. 
Gould, Vol. II., pi. 6 (pt. xxv.), Dec. 1st, 1846. Mathews, Vol. VII., pt. 1, pi. 328, March 
4th, 1918. 
Podargus plumiferus Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. (Lond.), 1845, p. 104, Feb. 1846 : Brushes, Clarence River, New 
South Wales. 
Gyphorina plumifera neglecta Mathews, Austral Av.Rec., Vol. III., pt. 3,p. 57, April 7th, 1916 : Southern Queensland. 
Distribution. Northern New South Wales, southern Queensland. 
CCLI. Genus MEGAPOD ARGUS. 
Megapodargus Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. II., pts. 2-3, p. 62, Oct. 23rd, 1913. New name for Gyphorina 
Lesson 1843. Type (by monotypy) : Podargus papuensis Quoy et Gaimard. 
Oyphorhina Lesson, Echo du Monde Savant, 10th Year, No. 1, col. 1068, June 15th, 1843. Type (by monotypy) : 
P. papuensis Quoy et Gaimard. 
Not Gyphirhinus Schoenherr, Cure. disp. meth., p. 276, 1826. 
Megapodius Mathews, List Birds Austr., p. 143, Dec. 1913. Error only. 
299. MEGAPODARGUS PAPUENSIS. LARGE FROGMOUTH. 
[Podargus papuensis Quoy et Gaimard, Voy. de “ l’Astrol.,” Zool., Vol. I., p. 207, 1830 : Dorey Harbour, Arfak 
Peninsula, New Guinea. Extra-limital.] 
Gould, Suppl., pi. 3 (pt. ii.), Sept. 1st, 1855. Mathews, Vol. VII., pt. 1, pi. 329, March 4th, 
1918. 
Podargus papuensis baileyi Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 281, Jan. 31st, 1912: Cairns, Queensland. 
Podargus papuensis rogersi Mathews, ib.: Cape York, Queensland. 
Distribution. North Queensland. 
Family /EGOTHE LID/E. 
CCLII. Genus JEGOTHELES. 
•ffigotheles Vigors and Horsfield, Zool. Joum., Vol. II., p. 550, April 1826. Type (by original designation) : 
Crested Goatsucker = Gaprimulgus cristatus White. 
300. ASGOTHELES CRISTATA. OWLET NIGHTJAR. 
Gould, Vol. II., pi. 1 (pt. i.), Dec. 1st, 1840 ; pi. 2 (pt. xvi.), Sept. 1st, 1844. Mathews, Vol. 
VII., pt. 1, pi. 330, March 4th, 1918. 
Caprimulgus cristatus White, Journ. Voy. New South Wales, pi. opp. p. 241, (reviewed Aug.) 1790 : New South 
Wales. 
Caprimulgus novcehollandice Latham, Index Ornith., Vol. II., p. 588, (before Dec. 9th) 1790, based on Phillip’s 
plate : New South Wales. 
Caprimulgus vittatus Latham, Index Ornith. Suppl., p. lviii., after May 1801, based on Watling drawing No. 219 : 
New South Wales. 
JEgotheles lunulatus Jardine and Selby, Illust. Ornith., Vol. III., pt. x., pi. 149, Dec. 1835 : New South Wales. 
JEgotheles australis Swainson, Classif. Birds, Vol. II., p. 338, July 1st, 1837. New name for G. cristatus White. 
JEgotheles leucogaster Gould, Birds Austr., pt. xvi. (Vol. II., pi. 2), Sept. 1st, 1844 : Port Essington, Northern 
Territory. 
JEgotheles rufescens Hall, Viet. Naturalist, Vol. XVIII., p. 60, Aug. 8th, 1901 : Derby, North-west Australia. 
Not JEgotheles rufescens Salvadori, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova, Ser. 2, Vol. XVI., p. 71, 1896. 
JEgotheles rufa Hall, Viet. Naturalist, Vol. XVIII., p. 89, Oct. 10th, 1901. New name for preceding. 
JEgotheles cristata murchisoniana Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 284, Jan. 31st, 1912 : East Murchison, 
West Australia. 
JEgotheles cristata tasmanica Mathews, Birds Austr., Vol. VII., pt. 1, p. 65, March 4th, 1918 : Launceston, 
Tasmania. 
JEgotheles cristata olivei Mathews, ib. : Cairns, Queensland. 
JEgotheles cristata centralia Mathews, ib., p. 67 : Stevenson’s River, Central Australia. 
JEgotheles cristata melvillensis Mathews, ib. : Melville Island, Northern Territory. 
Distribution. Australia generally and Tasmania. 
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