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LIST OF BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
Order CHARADRIIFORMES. 
Family ARENARIIDJE. 
XCIV. Genus AREN ARIA. 
ArenariaOmith., Vol. I., P . «, Tol. V.. p. 132,1760. Type (by Uutonymy). Ar, mr i. - IMp Mqtf 
. M*»* Taav. Carolina, G.rjnan «ta„ p. 291. 1793. Typ. (by maotypy), M. 
americana Zimmemann = Tringa interpret Lum£. T 
Mor^ZZa Meyer und Wolf, Taschenb. d. Vb^el, pt. ii y .p. 383, note, (pref. March) 1810. Type (by monotypy): 
M. collaris Meyer und Wolf = Trtnga vnterpres Linn . 
Strevsilas IUiger, Prodr. Mamm. and Av., p. 263, (pref. April) 1811. Type (by monotypy): T. interpret Linne. 
<JL Gray bb. Can. Mb W «L. p. 85 , Sej,. 18.1, Typ. (by original d«i S „. U o., = T. M 
Not of Borkhauscn, Deutsch. Fauna, Vol. I., p. 1,u/ > 
106. AREN ARIA INTERPRES. TURNSTONE. 
Tringa interpret Linn6, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., p. 148, Jan. 1st, 1758 : Europe. Extra-limital.] 
Gould, Vol. VI., pi. 39 (pt. xxxiv.), Dec. 1st, 1848. Mathews, Vol. III., pt. 1, pi. 125, April 
2nd, 1913.’ 
Tringa oahuensis Bloxham, Voy. " Blonde," Sandwich Is. p. 251 1826 = Fob. 20th, 1827 : Sandwich Is. 
Gharadrius cinclus Pallas, Zoogr. Rosso-Asiat., Vol. II., p. 148, 1827 : Siberia. 
o narau>~ xouao, * * . 
[Strepsilas interpres] pacificus Nelson, Cruise of the Corwin in 1881,p. 83,1883,pref. March 3rd : Behring Se a ,Co*t 
and East Asia 
Arenaria interpret nova Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. III., pt. 4, p. 69, July 21st, 1917 : Rottnest Island, West 
Australia. 
Distribution. Winter visitor to Australia, breeding in the northern hemisphere. 
Family H/EMATOPODID.-E. 
XCV. Genus HjE MAT OPUS. 
Hasmatopus Linno, Syst. Nat,, 10th ed., p. 152, Jan. 1st, 1758. Type (by monotypy): Hamatopus ostralcgu 
Linn6. 
Ostralega Brisson, Omith., Vol. I., p. 46, Vol. V., p. 38, 1760. Type (by tautonymy): H. ostralegus Linne. 
Ostrelaga Bonnaterre, Tabl. Ency. M6th. Omith., Vol. I., pp. lxxxii., 25, 1791. Type (by monotypy): B. 
ostralegus Linn6. 
Ostralegus Reichenbach, Nat. Syst. Vogel, p. xii., 1852 (? 1853). Typo (by monotypy): Hamatopus longirostru 
Vieillot. 
Melanibyx Reichenbach, ib. Type (by monotypy) : H. niger Temminck. 
107, H7EMATOPUS OSTRALEGUS. PIED OYSTERCATCHER 
[Hcematopus ostralegus Linne, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., p. 152, Jan. 1st, 1758 : Sweden, Europe. Extra-limital] 
Gould, Vol. VI., pi. 7 (pt. xviii.), March 1st, 1S45. Mathews, Vol. III., pt. 1, pi. 126, April 
2nd, 1913. 
Hcematopus longirostris Vieillot, Nouv. Diet. d’Hist. Nat., Vol. XV., p. 410, Sept. 13th, 1817 : '‘Australasian = 
New South Wales. 
IX t3 » UUUWI T T UILO. 
Hcematopus picatus King, Survey Tntertrop. Coasts Austr., Vol. II., p. 420, “ 1827 M = April 26th, 1826. No 
locality = Point Torment, North-west Australia. 
IWUIMiVJ - M * " - ---■ 
Hcematopus australaaianus Gotild, Synops. Birds Austr., pt. iv., App., p. 6, April 1st, 1838: Now South Wales. 
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Hcematopus longirostris mattinglcyi Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 213, Jan. 31st, 1912 : Cooktown, Queens 
land. 
Distribution. Australia generally and Tasmania. 
108. BLffiMATOPUS NIGER. BLACK OYSTERCATCHER. 
[Hcematopus niger Temminck, Manuel d'Orn., 2nd cd., Vol. II., p. 533, Oct. 21st, 1820: South Africa. Extra- 
limital.] 
Gould, Vol. VI., pi. 8 (pt. xviii.), March 1st, 1845. Mathews, Vol. III., pt. 1, pi. 127, April 
2nd, 1913. 
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