LIST OF BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
CCXCI. Genus PET ROIC A. 
Petroica Swainson, Zool. Illus., 2nd Ser.,Vol. I., p. 39, “ 1829.” Type (by monotypy) : Muscicapa multicolor 
Gmelin. 
347. PETROICA MULTICOLOR. SCARLET-BREASTED ROBIN. 
[ Muscicapa multicolor Gmelin, Syst. Nat., pt. ii., p. 944, April 20th, 1789 : Norfolk Island. Extra-limital.] 
Gould, Vol. III., pi. 3 (pt. viil), Sept. 1st, 1842. Mathews, Vol. VIII., pt. 2, pi. 377, June 
17 th, 1920. 
Muscicapa boodang Lesson, Journ. aut Globe “ Thetis,” Vol. II., p. 322, “ 1837 ” (ack. B.F., Feb. 24th, 1838) : 
Sydney, New South Wales. 
Petroica coccinea Peale, United States Expl. Exped., Vol. VIII., p. 92, 1848 (in or before October) : Sydney, 
New South Wales. 
Petrceca leggii Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., Vol. IV., p. 165, March 26th, 1879 : “ Australia,” i.e. Tasmania. 
Petrceca campbelli Sharpe, Bull. Brit. Ornith. Club, Vol. VIII., p. xxii., Dec. 31st, 1898 : (near Albany) West 
Australia. 
Petrceca leggii (subsp. halmaturina) A. G. Campbell, Emu, Vol. V., pt. 3, p. 140, Jan. 1st, 1906 : Kangaroo Island. 
Petroica multicolor frontalis Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 303, Jan. 31st, 1912 : Parwan, Victoria. 
Petroica multicolor samueli Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. I., pt. 4, p. 89, Sept. 18th, 1912 : Kangaroo Island. 
Distribution. Extra -tropical Australia and Tasmania. 
CCXCII. Genus WHITEORNIS. 
Wkiteornis Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. I., pt. 5, p. 101, Dec. 24th, 1912. Type (by original designation) : 
Muscicapa goodenovii Vigors and Horsfield. 
348. WHITEORNIS GOODENOVII. RED-CAPPED ROBIN. 
Gould, Vol. III., pi. 5 (pt. m), Sept. 1st, 1842. Mathews, Vol. VIII., pt. 2, pi. 379, June 
17th, 1920. 
Muscicapa goodenovii Vigors and Horsfield, Trans. Linn. Soc. (Lond.), Vol. XV., p. 245, Feb. 17th, 1827 : South 
Australia. 
Petrceca ramsayi Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., Vol. IV., p. 172, March 26th, 1879 : Shark’s Bay, Mid-west 
Australia. 
Petroica goodenovii quoyi Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 305, Jan. 31st, 1912 : (Narawa) New South Wales. 
Petroica goodenovii ruficapilla Mathews, ib. : Broome Hill, South-west Australia. 
Petroica goodenovii alexandrce Mathews, ib. : Alexandra, Northern Territory. 
Distribution. Australia. Not Tasmania. 
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CCXCIII. Genus LITTLERA. 
Littlera Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. I., pt. 5, p. 109, Dec. 24th, 1912. Type (by original designation) : 
Muscicapa chrysoptera. 
Not of Quoy and Gaimard = Petroica phoenicea Gould. 
349. LITTLERA PHOENICEA. FLAME-BREASTED ROBIN. 
Gould, Vol. III., pi. 6 (pt. vm.), Sept. 1st, 1842. Mathews, Vol. VIII., pt. 2, pi. 378, June 17th, 
1920. 
Petroica phoenicea Gould, Synops. Birds Austr., pt. i., pi. (7), Jan. 1st, 1837 : New South Wales (Sydney). 
Petroica phoenicea albicans Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 304, Jan. 31st, 1912 : Bayswater, Victoria. 
Petroica chrysoptera addenda Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. I., pt. 4, p. 89, Sept. 18th, 1912 : Goulburn, New 
South Wales. 
Littlera phoenicea tasmanica Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. V., pt. I., p. 5, July 17th, 1922 : Tasmania. 
Distribution. New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania. 
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