LIST OF BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
CCCXCV. Genus MELLORIA . 
Melloria Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. I„ pt. 5, p. 114, Dec. 24th, 1912. Type (by original designation): 
Cradieus spaldingi Masters=Ramsay. 
509. MELLORIA QUOYI. BLACK BUTCHER-BIRD. 
[Barita quoyi Lesson et Garnofc, Bull. Sc. Nat. et Geol. (Ferussac), Vol. X., p. 289, 1827: Dorey Harbour, North¬ 
west New Guinea. Extra-limital.] 
Gould, Vol. TL, pi. 53 (pt. xxvm.), Sept. 1st, 1S47 ; Birds New Guinea, Vol. III., pi. 16 (pt. 
xxm.), 1SS7. Mathews, Vol. X., pt. 6, pi. 484, June 5th, 1923. 
Cracticus spaldingi Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., Vol. II., p. 211, Jan. 1878, ex Masters MS.: Port Darwin, 
Northern Territory. 
Cracticus spaldingi Masters, ib., p. 271, May 1S78. 
Cracticus rufcscens Do Vis, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., Vol. VII., p. 562, April 1883 : Tully River Scrubs, North 
Queensland. 
Cracticus quoyi tunneyi Hartert, Nov. Zool., Vol. XII., p. 228, Feb. 11th, 1905: Alligator River, Northern 
Territory. 
Cracticus quoyi jardini Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. I., pt. 4, p. 94, Sept. 18th, 1912 : Cape York, North 
Queensland. 
Distribution. Northern Tropical Australia. 
CCCXCVI. Genus CRACTICUS. 
Cracticus Vieillot, Analyse nouv. Ornitli.. p. 37, April 14th, 1816. Type (by monotypy): “ Cassican-Calybe 
Bnii” = Ramphastus cassicus Boddaert. 
Barita Cuvier, Lo R£gne Animal, Vol. I., p. 340, “ 1817 "=Dec. 7th, 1S1G. Type (by subsequent designation, 
Gadow, Cat. Birds Brit. Mub., Vol. VIII., p. 93, 1SS3): R. cassicus Boddaert. 
510. CRACTICUS NIGROGULARIS. BLACK-THROATED BUTCHER-BIRD. 
Gould, Vol. II., pi. 49 (pt. xxn.), March 1st, 1846 ; pi. 50 (pt. xxxiv.), Dec. 1st, 1848. Mathews, 
Vol. X., pi. 6, pi. 485, June 5th, 1923. 
Vanga nigrogularis Gould, Synops. Birds Austr., pt. i., pi. (3), Jan. 1st, 1837: (near Sydney) New South Wales. 
Cracticus picatus Gould, Birds Austr., pt. xxxiv. (Vol. II., pi. 50), Dec. 1st, 1848 : Port Essington, Northern 
Territory. 
Cracticus nigrogularis inkcrmani Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 374, Jan. 31st, 1912: Inkerman, 
Queensland. 
Cracticus nigrogularis mellori Mathews, ib .: South Australia. 
Cracticus nigrogularis kalgoorli Mathews, ib .: Kalgoorlio, West Australia. 
Cracticus nigrogularis tormcnti Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. I., pt. 2, p. 46, April 2nd, 1912: Napier Broome 
Bay, North-west Australia. 
Cracticus nigrogularis tcrritori Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. II., pt. 4, p. 77, Dec. 29th, 1913: Mt. Shoobridge, 
Northern Territory. 
Cracticus nigrogularis coongani Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. V., pts. 2-3, p. 35, Feb. 21st, 1923: Coongan 
River, Mid-west Australia. 
Distribution. Australia generally. Not Tasmania. 
CCCXCVII. Genus BULESTES. 
Bulestes Cabanis, Mus. Heine, Vol. I., p. 66, (after Oct. 23rd) 1851. Type (by monotypy): Lanius torquatus 
Latham. 
511. BULESTES TORQUATUS. COLLARED BUTCHER-BIRD. 
Gould, Vol. II., pi. 51 (pt. xxxm.), Dec. 1st, 1848; pi. 52 (pt. xxxi.), June 1st, 1848. Mathews, 
Vol. X., pt. 6, pi. 486, June 5th, 1923. 
Lanius torquatus Latham, Index Ornitli., Suppl., p. xviii., (after May 30th) 1801 : Now South Woles (Sydney). 
Barita destructor Temminck et Laugier, Planch. Color. d'Ois., 46® livr., pi. 273 (Vol. III.), May 22nd, 1824: Now 
South Wales (Sydney). 
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