MEROPIDiE. 
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Merops philippinus javanicus Horsf. 
Merops javanica Horsfield, Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. vol. xiii. 1821 : 
Java. 
Distr. —Java, Celebes, Malay Peninsula. 
Merops philippinus salvadorii Meyer. 
Merops salvadorii Meyer, Ibis, 1891, p. 294: New Britain. 
Distr .—New Britain and Northern New Guinea (Astrolabe 
Bay). 
Genus COSMiEROPS Cab. & Heine. 
Cosmcerops Cabanis & Heine, Mus. Hein. vol. ii. p. 138, (after 
Jan. 20th) 1860. Type (by monotypy) : Merops ornatus Latham. 
Cosmaerops ornatus (Latham). 
Distr . — New Guinea, Australia generally to Sumba. Not 
Tasmania. 
Cosmaerops ornatus ornatus (Latham). (17-74.) 
Merops ornatus Latham, Index Ornith., Suppl. p. xxxv, after May 
1801 (partly based on Watling drawing no. 84)=New South 
Wales. (Fig. Gould, ii. pi. 16 ; Dresser, Monogr. pi. 14; Math, 
vii. pi. 342.) 
Merops tenuipennis Dumont, Diet. Sci. Nat. Lovrault, vol. xx. p. 52, June 29th, 
1821: New South Wales, “anx terres Australes ” = New South Wales. 
Merops thouini id. ib.: New South Wales. 
Merops melanurus Vigors & Horsfield, Trane. Linn. Soc. Lond. vol. xv. p. 208, 
Feb. 17th, 1827: New South Wales. 
Merops lemni Bonaparte, Consp. Gen. Av. vol. i. p. 162, June 1850 : as synonym 
of ornatus (ex Aliq.). 
Merops modestus Oustalet, Bull, hebdom. Assoc. Sci. Fr. vol. xxi. p. 248, 1878 : 
D’Urville Island, New Guinea. 
Merops sumbaensis Meyer, SitzunBgber. Ges. Isis, Dresden, vol. i. p. 19, 1884: 
Sumba. 
Merops ornatus shortridyei Mathews, Nov. Zool. vol. xviii. p. 290, Jan. 31st, 
1912 : Strelly River, West Australia. 
Distr .—Australia, migrating to New Guinea. Bismarck Archi¬ 
pelago. 
Genus MEROPOGON Bp. 
Meropogon Bonaparte, Consp. Gen. Av. vol. i. p. 164, 1850. Type 
(by monotypy) : Meropogon forslcni Bp. 
Pogonomerops Cabanis & Heine, Mus. Hein. pt. ii. p. 132, 1860 : new name for 
above. 
Meropogon forsteni Bp. 
Distr. —Celebes. 
