Order PASSERIFORMES. Family MELITHREPTIDM 
No. 693. 
COLEIA CARUNCULATA. 
RED WATTLE-BIRD. 
(Plate 549,) 
Merops carunculatus White, Journ. Voy. New South Wales, 1st print, p. 240, before 
Aug. 9th, 1790 ; New South Wales, based on Pliillips. 
Wattled Bee-eater Pliillips, Voy. Botany Bay, p. and pi. 164, 1789 ; White, Journal Voy. 
New South Wales, p. 144, and pi. opp. p. 240, 1790 ; Latham, Gen. Synops. Birds, 
p. 160, 1801. 
Merops carunculatus Wliite, Joum. Voy. New South Wales, 1st print, p. 240, 1790; 
Latham, Index Ornith., Vol. I., p. 276, 1790 ; Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. V., 
pts. 2-3, p. 38, 1923. 
Anthochaira lewini Vigors and Horsfield, Trans. Linn. Soc. (Lond.), Vol. XV., p. 322 
(note), Peb. 17th, 1827 : New South Wales. 
Anthochoera* carurMulafu Gould, Birds Austr., pt xxvi. (Vol. IV., pi. 55), March 1st, 1847; 
id., Handb. Birds Austr., Vol. I., p. 538, 1865; Ramsay, Proc. Lima. Soc. N.S.W., 
Vol. II., p. 190, 1878; Gadow, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., Vol. IX., p. 263, 1884; 
Ramsay, Tab. List Austr. Birds, p. 13, 1888 ; Hall, Key Birds Austr., p. 44, 1899; 
Campbell, Nests and Eggs Austr. Birds, Vol I., p. 423, 1901; Hill , Emu, Vol. II., 
p. 164, 1903 (Vic.); Milligan, ib., Vol. III., p. 18, 1903 (W.A.); Hill, i6.,pp. 107-228, 
1904 (W.A.) ; Lawson, ib., Vol. IV., p. 135, 1905 (W.A.); A. G. Campbell, ib., 
Vol. V., p. 144, 1906 (Kangaroo Island); North, Austr. Mus. Spec. Cat., No. 1, 
Vol. II., p. 160, 1907; Batey, Emu, Vol. VIL, p. 9, 1907 (Vic.); HiU, ik, p. 19; 
Austin, ib., Vol. VIL, pp. 30-91, 1907 (N.S.W.); Mathews, Handl. Birds Austral, 
p. 98, 1908 ; Cliisholm, Emu, Vol. VIII., p. 37, 1908 (Vic.); Howe, ib., p. 131, 1909 
(Vic.) ; Gibson, ib., Vol. IX., p. 75, 1909 (W.A.); Hill, ib., p. 129, 1910 (S.A.); 
Howe, ib., p. 234 (Vic.); Dove, ib., Vol. XT., p. 43, 1911 (Tas.); Cleland, ib,, p. 92 
(Food); Sullivan, ib., p. 116 (Vic.); S. A. White, ib., Vol. XII., pp. 2-6, 1912 
(S.A.); Wilson, ib., p. 38 (Vic.); Shufeldt, ib., Vol. XIII., p. 1, 1913 (Osteology); 
S. A. Wlute, ib., p. 32 (S.A.); Chandler, ib., p. 44 (Vic.); S. A. White, ib., Vol. XX., 
p. 129, 1921 (W.A.); Eyhnann, Journ. fiir Ornith., 1914, p. 34; Ashby, Emu, 
Vol. XX., p. 136 ; Mellor, ib., p. 139 ; Alexander, ib., p. 168. 
* Also wrongly spelt Acanlhochccra. 
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