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AQUIL1DAS. 
Haliastur sphenurus (Vieillot). 
Distr. —Australia generally ?, Tasmania, New Caledonia. 
Haliastur sphenurus sphenurus (Vieillot). (1-316.) 
Milvus sphenurus WziMoi, Nouv. Diet. d’Hist. Nat. nouv. ed. vol. xx. 
p. 564, May 30th, 1818 : “ Australasie” = New South Wales. (Fig. 
Gould, i. pi. 5.) 
Haliweltts canorus Vigors & Horsfield, Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. vol. xv. p- 187, 
Fob. 17th, 1827 : New South Wales. 
Distr. —Southern Australia and Tasmania. 
Haliastur sphenurus territori Mathews. 
Haliastur sphenurus territori Mathews, Austral Av. Rec. vol. i. 
p. 88, Sept. 18th, 19L2: Mary River, Northern Territory. (Fig. 
Math. v. pi. 245.) 
Distr. —Northern Australia. 
Haliastur sphenurus johannae Br. 
Haliastur sphenurus Johannes Brasil, Rev. Fran^. d’Orn. p. 201, 
Jan. 7th, 1916: New Caledonia. 
Haliastur sphenurus sarasini Mathews, Birds Austr. vol. v. p. 169, Feb. 29th, 
1916 : New Caledonia. 
Distr. —New. Caledonia. 
Genus MILVUS Lacepede. 
Milvus Laecp^de, Tabl. Ois. p. 4, 1799. Species added by Daudin, in 
Hist. Nat. Button, ed. Didot, Quadr. vol. xiv. p. 221, (1799=) 
Oct. 1802. Type (by tautonymy) : Milvus vulgaris = Falco 
milvus Linn6. 
Hydroictinia Kanp, Classif. Siingcth. u. Vogel, p. 115, March 15th, 1844. Type 
(by original designation) : II. ater= Falco migrans Boddaert. 
Milvus migrans (Boddaert). 
Distr .—Europe to Australia. 
[Milvus migrans migrans (Boddaert). (1-322.) 
Falco migrans Boddaert, Tab. Planch. Enlura. p. 28 (pref. Dec. 1st) 
1783 [1784]: no locality = France. 
Uiscr. —Europe, N.W. Africa. Extra-limital.] 
Milvus migran3 affinis Gould. (1-323.) 
Milvus ajjlnis Gould, Synops. Birds Austr. pt. iii. pi. 47, April 1st 
1838: New South Wales. (Fig. Gould, i. pi. 21.) 
Milvus aterrimus Mathews, Austral Av. Record, vol. i. p. 128, Dec. 24th, 1912 : 
new name for affinis (ex Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1837, p. 99, May 25tli 
1838 : nude name). ’ 
Distr .—Southern Australia. 
