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Genus MICROPHILEMON Math. 
Microphilemon Mathews, Austral Av. Rcc. vol. i. p. 117. Dec. 24th, 
1912. Type (by original designation): “ Buphaga orientalis 
Latham ” = Tropidorhynchus citreogularis Gould. 
Microphilemon citreogularis (Gould). Little Friar-bird. 
Distr. —Northern and Eastern Australia. 
Microphilemon citreogularis citreogularis (Gould). (9-277.) 
Tropidorhynchus citreogularis Gould, Synops. Birds Austr. pt. i. pi. 13, 
Jan. 1st, 1837 : interior of New South Wales. (Fig. Gould, iv. 
pi. 60.) 
Distr. —South Queensland and New South Wales. 
Microphilemon citreogularis sordidus (Gould). (9-277.) 
Tropidorhynchus sordidus Gould, Birds Austr., Introd. 8vo. ed. Aug. 1st, 
p. 64, 1848 : Port Essington, Northern Territory. (Fig. Math, 
xii. p. 556.) 
Philemon orientalis hreda Mathews, Austral Av. Rec. vol. i. p. 51, April 2nd, 
1912 : Melville Island, Northern Territory. 
Distr .— Northern Territory. 
Microphilemon citreogularis occidentalis (Rams.). 
Philemon occidentalis Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, 
vol. xii. (ser. ii. vol. ii.) p. 676, March 21st, 1888 : Derby, North- 
West Australia. 
Distr .— North-West Australia. 
Microphilemon citreogularis didimus (Math.). 
Philemon orientalis didimus Mathews, Nov. Zool. vol. xviii. p. 423, 
Jan. 31st, 1912 : South Australia. 
Distr . —Victoria and South Australia. 
Microphilemon citreogularis johnstoni (Math.). 
Philemon orientalis johnstoni Mathews, Nov. Zool. vol. xviii. p. 473, 
Jan. 31st, 1912 : Johnston River, North Queensland. 
Distr .— North Queensland. 
Microphilemon subcorniculatus (H. & J.). (9-280.) 
Ceram Friar-bird. 
Merops subcorniculatus Hombron et Jacquinot, Ann. Sci. Nat. 1841, 
p. 314 : Waru, Ceram. (Fig. Pole Sud, pi. 16. fig. 1.) 
Distr .— Ceram. 
