LIST OF BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
Mimela meruloides Vigors and Horsfield, Trans. Linn. Soc. (Lond.), Vol. X\p. 327, Feb. 17th, 13i7: New 
South Wales (Sydney). 
Oriolus a f finis Gould, Birds Austr. Xntrod. 8vo ed., p. 57, Aug. 1st, 1848, folio ed., p. LOT., Dec. 1st, lb4S . Port 
Essington, Northern Territory. 
Oriolus sagittal us subaffinis Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 435, Jan. 31st, 1912 : Cooktown, Queensland. 
Oriolus sagittatus blaauwi Mathews, ib. : Napier Broome Bay, North-west Australia. 
Distribution. Northern Australia, ranging down the East Coast to Victoria. 
CCCCLXXIX. Genus NEOMIMETA. 
Neomimeta Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. III., pt. 3, p. 68, April 7th, 1916. Type (by original designation): 
Mimetes jlavocinctus King. 
636. NEOMIMETA FLAVOCINCTA. YELLOW ORIOLE. 
Gould, Vol. IV., pi. 14 (pt. xxx.), March 1st, 1848. Mathews, pi. 573. 
Mimetes (lavocinctus King, Survey Intortrop. Coasts Austr., Vol. II., p. 419, " 1827 ”=April 15th, 1826 : Northern 
Territory. 
Oriolus jlavocinctus kingi Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 435, Jan. 31st, 1912: Cairns, Queensland. 
Oriolus jlavocinctus madaraszi Mathews, ib. : Cooktown, Queensland. 
Oriolus jlavocinctus parryi Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. I., pt. 2, p. 52, April 2nd, 1912 : Parry’s Creek, North¬ 
west Australia. 
Distribution. Tropical Northern Australia. 
Family DICRURID.E. 
CCCCLXXX. Genus NOTOCHIBIA . 
Notochibia Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. V., pts. 2-3, p. 41, Feb. 21st, 1923. Type (by original designation): 
Dicrurus bractcatus Gould. 
637. NOTOCHIBIA BRACTEATA. SPANGLED DRONGO. 
Gould, Vol. II., pi. 82 (pt. xx.). Sept. 1st, 1845. Mathews, pi. 574. 
Dicrurus bracteatus Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. (Lond.), 1842, p. 132, Feb. 1843 : Queensland. 
Dicrurus bractcatus baileyi Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 437, Jan. 31st, 1912 : Alligator River, Northern 
Territory. 
Distribution. Tropical Northern Australia, ranging into New South Wales. 
Family GRACULID.E. 
CCCCLXXXI. Genus METALLOPSAR. 
Metallopsar Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. II., pts. 2-3, p. 60, Oct. 23rd, 1913. Type (by original designation): 
Calornis purpurascens Gray. 
Calornis Gray, List Genera Birds, 2nd ed., p. 53, Sept. 1841. Typo (by original designation) : Turdus cantor 
Gmolm—Muscicapa panaycnsis Scopolin. 
Not Calornis Dalman in Billberg, Enum. MS. in Mus. Billberg, p. 77, 1820. 
638. METALLOPSAR METALLICUS. SHINING STARLING. 
[Lamprotornis metallicus Temminok et Laugier, Planch. Color. d’Ois, 45* livr., pi 260 (Vol. III., May 1st, 1824): 
Celebes. Extra-limital.j 
Gould, Suppl., pi. 33 (pt. i.), March loth, 1851. Mathews, pi. 574. 
Calornis purpurascens Gray, Handl. Gen. Sp. Birds, Brit. Mus., pt. n., p. 20, Nov. 23rd, 1870 : Capo York, 
Queensland. 
Lamprocorar metallicus sapphire Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 437, Jan. 31st, 1912 : Mount Sapphire, 
North Queensland. 
Distribution. North Queensland. 
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