LIST OF BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
Plegcidis folcinellus rogersi Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. III., pt. 3, p. 56, April 7th, 1916: Parry’s Creek, 
North-west Australia. 
Distribution. Australia generally. Not Tasmania. 
CXLII. Genus SPATHERODIA. 
Spatherodia Reichenbach, Nat. Syst. Vogel, p. xvi., 1852 (?1853). Type (by original designation): S. melone- 
rhyncho8—Platalea regia Gould. 
157. SPATHERODIA REGIA. BLACK-BILLED SPOONBILL. 
Gould, Vol. VI., pi. 50 (pt. vii.), June 1st, 1842. Mathews, Vol. III., pt. 5, pi. 180, March 
26th, 1914. 
Platalea regia Gould, Synops. Birds Austr., pt. iv., App., p. 7, April 1st, 1838 : New South Wales. 
Spatherodia melanorhynchos Reichenbach, Nat. Syst. Vogel, p. xvi., 1852 (?1853) : New South Wales. 
Platalea regia stalkeri Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 229, Jan. 31st, 1912 : Alexandra, Northern Territory. 
Distribution. Australia generally (except the south-west). Not Tasmania. 
CXLIII. Genus PLAT1BIS. 
Platibis Bonaparte, Comptes Rendus Acad. Sci. Paris, Vol. XL., p. 724, before April 9th, 1855. Type (by 
monotypy) : Platalea flavipes Gould. 
158. PLATIBIS FLAVIPES. YELLOW-BILLED SPOONBILL. 
Gould, Vol. VI., pi. 49 (pt. vii.), June 1st, 1842. Mathews, Vol. III., pt. 5, pi. 181, March 
26th, 1914. 
Platalea flavipes Gould, Synops. Birds Austr., pt. iv., App., p. 7, April 1st, 1838 : New South Wales. 
Platalea flavipes whitei Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 229, Jan. 31st, 1912 : Alexandra, Northern Territory. 
Distribution. Australia generally (except the south-west). Not Tasmania. 
Family CICONIID.E. 
CXLIV. Genus XENORHYNCHUS. 
Xenorhynchus Bonaparte, Comptes Rendus Acad. Sci. Paris, Vol. XL., p. 721 ; before April 9th, 1855. Type 
(by tautonymy) : Xenorhynchus indicus (Lath.) = M. asiatica Latham. 
159. XENORHYNCHUS ASIATICUS. JABIRU. 
[Mycferia asiatica Lathain, Index Omith., Vol. II., p. 670, 1790 (before Dec. 9tli). India. Extra-limital.] 
Gould, Vol. VI., pi. 51 (pt. xxviii.). Sept. 1st, 1847. Mathews, Vol. IIL, pt. 5. pi. 182, March 
26th, 1914. 
Mycteria australis Shaw, Trans. Linn. Soc. (Lond.), Vol. V., p. 33, 1800: New South Wales. 
Mycteria novaihollandiw (Donovan), Rees’ Cyclopedia, Vol. XXIV., (March) 1813, pt. ii.,sheet 3N 2, pi. 62,fig.4: 
New Holland. In Lev. Mus. = New South Wales. 
Ciconia leucoptera Wagler, Syst. Av. Ciconia, sp. 6, p. (138), Oct. 1827 : New South Wales. 
Xenorhynchus asiaticus rogersi Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 229, Jan. 31st, 1912: Fitzroy River, North¬ 
west Australia. 
Distribution. Australia generally^, except south-west. Not Tasmania. 
Family ARDEIDAL 
CXLV. Genus TYPHON. 
Typhon Reichenbach, Nat. Syst. Vogel, p. xvi., 1852 (? 1853). Type (by original designation): Arden typhon 
Temminck = A. sumalrana Raffles. 
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