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Porphyrio calvus inelanopterus Bp. (23-203.) 
Porphyrio inelanopterus Bonaparte, Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. vol. xliii. 
p. 599, 185G: no locality, restricted to Ceram. 
Distr. —Ceram, Moluccas, and New Guinea. 
Porphyrio calvus vitiensis Poalo. 
Porphyrio vitiensis Peale, U.S. Expl. Exped. vol. viii. p. 221, 
1848: Viti, Fiji Islands. 
Distr . —Fiji Islands. 
Porphyrio calvus aneiteumensis Tristram. 
Porphyrio aneiteumensis Tristram, Ibis, 187G, p. 2G5: Aneiteum, 
New Hebrides. 
Distr .— New Hebrides. 
Porphyrio calvus samoensis Peale. (23-204.) 
Porphyrio samoensis Peale, U.S. Explor. Exped. vol. viii. p. 220, 
1848: Upolu, Samoa. (Fig. Central Polyn. pi. 12. fig. 2.) 
Distr. —Samoa. 
Porphyrio calvus ellioti Salvad. (23-202.) 
Porphyrio ellioti Salvadori, Atti R. Acad. Torino, vol. xiv. p. 11G8, 
1879: Admiralty Islands. 
Distr .—Admiralty Islands. 
Porphyrio calvus neobritannicus Meyer. 
Porphyrio neobritannicus Meyer, Abb. Ber. K. Zool. Mus. Dresden, 
1890-1, No. 4, p. 15, 1892: New Britain. 
Distr. —New Britain. 
Porphyrio calvus palliatus Briigg. 
Porphyrio indicus var. palliatus Briiggemann, Abhandl. Nat. Ver. 
Bremen, vol. v. p. 89, 1S7G: Celebes. 
Distr .— Celebes. 
Porphyrio alvus mertoni Borlepsc h. 
Porphyrio mertoni Berlepsch, Abhandl. Senckenb. Ges. vol. xxxiv. 
p. 498, 1911: Great Key Islands. 
Distr. —Key Islands. 
Porphyrio calvus caledonicus Sar. 
Porphyrio calvus caledonicus Sarasin, Vogel New Cal. Loy. Ins. 
1913, p. G2: New Caledonia. 
Distr .— New Caledonia. 
Porphyrio calvus pulverulentus Tcrnm. 
Porphyrio pulverulentus Temminck, Planch. d’Ois. livr. viii. p. G8, 
pi. 408,1826: S. Africa, error=Philippines. 
Distr. —Philippine and Talaui Islands (Karkellang). 
