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Milvus migrans napieri Mathews. 
Milvus korschun napieri Mathews, Nov. Zool. vol. xviii. p. 249, 
Jan. 31st, 1912 : Napier Broome Bay, North-West Australia. 
(Fig. Math. v. pi. 246.) 
Distr .—Northern Australia, Eastern New Guinea, Bismark 
Archipelago, Timor, Sumba to Celebes. 
Genus LOPHOICTINIA Kaup. 
Lophoictinia Kaup, Isis, Feb. 1847, heft 2, eol. 113. Type (by 
monotypy) : Milvus isurus Gould. 
Lophoictinia isura (Gould). 
Distr .—Australia generally. 
Lophoictinia isura isura (Gould). (1-326.) 
Milvus isurus Gould, Synops. Birds Austr. pt. iii. pi. 47, April 1st, 
1838: New South Wales. (Fig. Gould, i. pi. 22; Math. v. 
pi. 247.) 
Milvus novxhollandise Mathews, Austral Av. Rec. vol. i. p. 128, Dec. 24th, 
1912 : new name for isurus (ex Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1837, p. 99, May 25th, 
1838 : nude name. 
Distr. —East Australia. 
Lophoictinia isura westraliensis (Mathews). 
Milvus isurus westraliensis Mathews, Nov. Zool. vol. xviii. p. 250, 
Jan. 31st, 1912: Perth, South-West Australia. 
Distr. —Wostern Australia. 
Genus HAMIROSTRA Brown. 
Hamirostra Brown, Illust. Gen. Birds, pt. viii. (p. 12), April 22nd, 
1846. Type (by monotypy) : H. montana Brown — Buteo melano¬ 
sternon Gould. 
Gypoictinia Kaup, Isis, Feb. 1847, heft 2, col. 114. Type (by monotypy): 
Lluteo melanosternon Gould. 
Hamirostra melanosterna (Gould). 
Distr. —Australia, mostly interior. 
Hamirostra melanosterna melanosterna (Gould). (1-335.) 
Buteo melanosternon Gould, Proc. Zool. Soe. Loud. 1840, p. 162, 
July 1841: Interior, New South Wales. (Fig. Gould, i. pi. 20.) 
Distr .— Interior of Eastern Australia. 
Hamirostra melanosterna montana Brown. 
Hamirostra montana Brown, Illustr. Gen. Birds, pt. 8, p. 12, 
April 22nd, 1846: Swan River, South-West Australia. (Fig. 
Math. v. pi. 248.) 
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