LIST OF BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
Hypotcenidia australis Felzeln, Ibis. Jan., 1873, p. 42 : New South Wales. 
Eulabeornis philippensis mellori Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 192, Jan. 31st, 1912 : Sandy Hook Island, 
South-west Australia. 
Eulabeornis philippensis yorki Mathews, Austral Av. Rec, Vol. II., pt. 1, p. 6, Aug. 2nd, 1913: Cape York, North 
Queensland. 
Distribution. Australia generally and Tasmania. 
XLI. Genus EULABEORNIS. 
Eulabeornis Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. (Lond.), 1844, p. 56, Sept. Type (by monotypy): E. castaneoventris Gould. 
45. EULABEORNIS CASTANEOVENTRIS. CHESTNUT-BELLIED RAIL. 
Gould, Vol. VI., pi. 78 (pt. xvii.), Dec. 1st, 1844. Mathews, Vol. I., pt. 4, pi. 48, Aug. 9th, 
1911. 
Eulabeornis castaneoventris Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. (Lond.), 1844, p. 56, Sept.: Flinders River, Gulf of Carpen- 
taria, Queensland. 
Eulabeornis castaneoventris rogersi Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol XVIII., p. 193, Jan. 31st, 1912 : Obagama,North-west 
Australia. 
Eulabeornis castaneoventris melvillensis Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. I., pt. 2, p. 29, April 2nd, 1912: Melville 
Island, Northern Territory. 
Distribution. North Queensland, Northern Territory, North-west Australia (Mangroves only). 
XLII. Genus TOMIRDUS. 
Tomirdus Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 193, Jan. 31st, 1912. Type (by original designation): Evlabtorm 
tricolor robinsoni Mathews. 
46. TOMIRDUS TRICOLOR. RED-NECKED RAIL. 
f Rallina tricolor Gray, Proc. Zool., Soc. (Lond.), 1S58, p. 188, July 13th : Aru Island. Extra-limital.] 
Gould, Suppl., pi. 78 (pt. v.), Aug. 1st, 1869. Mathews, Vol. I., pt. 4, pi. 49, Aug. 9th, 1911. 
Eulabeornis tricolor robinsoni Mathews, Birds Austr., Vol. I., pt. 4, p. 203, Aug. 9th, 1911 : Cairns, North Queens¬ 
land. 
Distribution : North Queensland. 
XLIII. Genus PORZANA. 
Porzana Vieillot, Analyse nouv. Omith,, p. 61, April 14th, 1816. Type (by monotypy): “ Marouette Buffon” 
= Rallus 'porzana Linne. 
Mustelirallus Bonaparte, Comptes Rendus Acad. Sci. Paris, Vol. XLIII., p. 699, Sept. 1856. Type (by monotypy): 
Rallus albicollis Vieillot. 
Galeolimnas Heine und Reichenow, Nomencl. Mus. Hein., p. 320 (pref. Sept), 1890. New name for Mwtdirallus 
Bonaparte. 
47. PORZANA FLUMINEA. SPOTTED CRAKE. 
Gould, Vol. VI., pi. 79 (pt. x.), March 1st, 1843. Mathews, Vol. I., pt. 4, pi. 51, Aug. 9th, 1911. 
Porzana fluminea Gould, Proc. Zool., Soc. (Loud.), 1842, p. 139, Feb. 1843 : New South Wales. 
Rallus novcehol land-ice Pucheran, Revue Mac. Zool., p. 278, June, July 1851 : ex Cuvier MS., New South Wales 
(Peron and Lesueur Coll.). 
Porzana fluminea whitei Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. I., pt. 3, p. 73, June 28th, 1912 : Eyre’s Peninsula, South 
Australia. 
Distribution. Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, South-west 
Australia. 
XLIV. Genus ZAPORNIA . 
Zapornia Stephens, in Shaw’s Gen. Zool., Vol. XII., pt. I., p. 230, 1824. Type (by monotypy): Z. pusilla = 
Rallus parvus Scopoli. 
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