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Tomirdus tricolor robinsoni (Mathews). 
j Eulabcornis tricolor robinsoni Mathews, Birds Austr. vol. i. p. 203, 
Aug. 9th, 1911 : Cairns, North Queensland. (Fig. Gould, Suppl. 
pi. 78; Math. pi. 49.) 
D istr . —N or tli Q ueen si and. 
Tomirdus tricolor grayi (Mathews). 
Eulabeornis tricolor grayi Mathews, Birds Austr. vol. i. p. 205, 1911 : 
New Guinea. 
Distr .—New Guinea. 
Tomirdus tricolor convicta (Stros.). 
Eulabeornis tricolor convicta Stresemann, Orn. Monatsb. vol. xxxiii. 
p. 17, Jan. 1925: New Ireland. 
Distr r — N ew Trelan d. 
Tomirdus tricolor victa (Hartl.). 
Salima tricolor victa Hartert, Nov. Zool. vol. viii. p. 175, 1901: 
Tenimber. 
Distr. —Te ni mbe r. 
Genus CREX Bechtftein. 
Grex Bechstein, Ornith. Tasehenb. vol. ii. p. 330, 1803. Type (by 
monotypy): Grex prate mis Bechstein = It alius crex Linne. 
Octogometra (recto Orhjgometra , p. 59) Forster, Synopt. Cat. Brit. Birds, p. 27, 
Dec. 1817. Type (by monotypy) : Rallm crex Linne. 
Grex crex (Linn6). 
Distr. —Europe, Asia to Africa, also Arabia and the Azores. 
Australia and New Zealand. 
[Crex crex crex (Linne). (23-82.) 
Hall ns crex Linne, Syst. Nat. 10th ed. p. 153, Jan. 1st, 1758: 
Sweden, Europe. Extra-limital.] (Fig. Math. pi. 50 ; Dresser, 
vii. pi. 499.) 
Crex pratensis Bechstein, Genicom. Naturgescli. Doutsch. vol. ii. p. 337, 1805; 
now name for crex L. 
Crex herbarum Brolim, Hand. Naturg. Vog. Deutsch. p. 694, 1831 : Europe. 
Crex alticeps , id. ib. 
Crex vulgaris , major, and brachyrhynchus , Hartert, Die Vog. pal. Fauna, 
p. 1838, 1892 : a synonym of Crex crex L. 
Distr. —Europe to Asia. 
Crex crex featherstonii (Bullerh 
Hall us featherstonii Buller, Essay Ornith New Zeal. p. 18, 18G5 
(pref. Feb. 1st) : New Zealand. 
Distr. —Australia and New Zealand. 
