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Hhabdoglaux rufa rufa (Gould). (2-179, pt.) 
Athene rufa Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1846, p. 18, May: Port 
Essington, Northern Territory. (Fig. Gould, i. pi. 36; Math. v. 
pi. 265.) 
Distr .—Northern Territory and North-West Australia. 
Rhabdoglaux rufa queenslandica (Mathews). 
Ninox humeral is queenslandica Mathews, Bull. Brit. Ornith. Club, 
vol. xxvii. p. 62, March 3rd, 1911: (“The Hollows”), Mackajr, 
Queensland. (Fig. Math. v. pi. 266.) 
Distr .—North Queensland. 
Rhabdoglaux rufa humeralis (Bp.). (2-180, 181.) 
Athene humeralis Bonaparte, Consp. Gen. Av. vol. i. j). 40, 1850: 
New Guinea. 
Noctiui fransenii Schlegel, Ned. Tijdsclir. Diork. vol. iii. p. 256, 1866: Waigou 
Island. 
Ninox undulata Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. vol. iii. p. 249, 1879: New 
Guinea. 
Distr .—New Guinea and Waigou. 
Rhabdoglaux rufa aruensis (Schleg.). (2-181.) 
Nectua aruensis Schlegel, Nederl. Tijdschr. Dierk. vol. iii. p. 329, 
1866 : Aru Islands. 
Distr. —Aru Islands. 
Genus BERNEYORNIS Mathews. 
Berneyornis Mathews, Birds Austr. vol. v. p. 305, May 23rd, 1916. 
Type (by monotypy) : Athene ? sirenua Gould. 
Berneyornis strenuus (Gould). 
Athene ? strenua Gould, Synops. Birds Austr. pt. iii. pi. (49) 
April 1st, 1838: New South Wales. (Fig. Gould, i. pi. 35- 
Math. v. pi. 267.) 
Ninox strenua victorise Mathews, Austral Av. Rec. vol. i. p. 75, June 28th 
1912 : Victoria. * ’ 
Distr. —New South Wales, Victoria. 
Genus PSEUDOPTYNX Kaup. 
Pseudoptynx Kaup, Isis, 1848, Col. 770. Type (by monotypy) : 
Scops philippensis Gray. 
Pseudoptynx solomonensis Hart. 
Pseudoptynx solomonensis Hartert, Bull. Brit.. Orn. Club, vol. xii. 
p. 25, 1901: Isabel Island, Solomon Islands. 
Distr. — Solomon Islands. 
