HYPOTHETICAL LIST. 
HIRUNDO RUSTICA. CHIMNEY SWALLOW. 
[Eirundo rustica Linnd, Syst. Nat., Xth ed., p. 191, Jan. 1st, 1758 : Sweden, Extra-limital.] 
Not figured by Gould or Mathews. 
Himdo gutluralis Scopoli, Dol. Flor. et Fann. Insub., Vol. II., p. 9G, 17SG : “In Nova Guinea ** = Antigua, 
panay, Phiihpincs. 
Eintudo Gmelin, Syst. Nut., \ ol. I., pt. 2, p. 1018, April 20th, 1789 : Same basis as preceding. 
Eimdo jmn Sykes, Proc. Comm. Zool Soc. (Lend.), 1S32, p. 83, July 31st: Dukhun, India. 
HinttidoIrctwis Gould, Hnntlb. Birds Austr., Vol. I., p. 110, (Dec.) 1S65 : Northern shore of Australia. 
Hirundo jremta Blyth, Ibis, 1SGG, p. 3GG, Oct. : error for H. jrctensus . 
Birvndo andamanensis Beavan, Ibis, 1SG7, p. 31G, July. Andaman Islands. 
Distribution. 0no specimen (?) as recorded by Gould above. 
Genus HYPUROLEPIS . 
Hypurolepis Gould, Birds Asia, pt. xx. (Vol. I., text to pi. 32), 1SG8. Type (by monotypy) H. domicola—Hirundo 
javanica Sparrman. 
East Gray, List Genera Birds, 2nd ed., p. 11, Sept. 1841. Type (by original designation) : II. taitensis Lesson. 
Not Hcrsc Okeu, Lehrb. Nat., Vol. III., pt. I., p. 7G2, 1815. 
HYPUROLEPIS JAVANICA. EASTERN SWALLOW. 
Not figured by Gould or Mathews. 
Hirwido javanica Sparrman, Mus. Carlson, fasc. iv., pi. 100, 1789: Java. 
Hinuido frontal'sQuoyet Gaimard, Voy. de l'Astrol., Zool., Vol. I., p. 204, (pref. June 29th) 1810: Dorey Harbour, 
New Guinea, 
Distribution. Specimens in British Museum said to have been procured by Cockerell at Cape Y r ork. Not 
confirmed. 
The 6S3 species of Australian birds were described by the following 96 men, only about a dozen of whom 
are now living 
Gould, 197. 
Lear, 3. 
Hall. 
Latham, 82. 
Milligan, 3. 
Hartlaub. 
Linne, 35. 
Scopoli, 3. 
Hilsenberg. 
Gmelin, 33. 
Wagler, 3. 
Herrmann. 
♦Temminck, 28. 
Daudin, 2. 
Hombron et Jacquinot. 
VieiUot, 28. 
Gamot, 2. 
Iredale. 
Vigors and Horsfield, 27. 
Hartert, 2. 
Jardine. 
Mathews, 19. 
Kerr, 2. 
Jameson. 
jShaw, 15. 
Lesson et Gamot, 2. 
Jennings. 
Gray, 13. 
Lew in, 2. 
Jerdon. 
Lesson, 9. 
Lichtenstein, 2. 
King. 
Quoy et Gaimard, 9. 
McCov, 2. 
Kittlitz. 
Ramsay, 9. 
Nlffler, 2. 
Masters. 
Jardine and Selby, 8. 
Raffles, 2. 
Montagu. 
Kuhl, 8. 
Reichenbach, 2. 
Middendorff. 
Swaiiuon, 8. 
Wallace, 2. 
PaykuU. 
North, 7. 
Ashby. 
Peal. 
Dr. J. White, 7 = ( Shaw). 
Blyth. 
Perry. 
Boddaert, 6. 
Bose. 
Ranzani. 
Horsfield, 6. 
Boie. 
Ruppell. 
Forster, 5. 
Brunnick. 
Robinson. 
Stephens, 5. 
Castelnau and Ramsay. 
Saivadori. 
Bechstein, 4. 
Cuvier. 
Solvadori et D*Albertis. 
De Vis, 4. 
Clark. 
Salvin. 
Muller, 4. 
Drapiez. 
Sharpe. 
Pallas, 4. 
Dubus. 
Swinhoo. 
Vroeg, 4. 
Dietrichsen. 
Smith. 
Bonaparte, 3. 
Desmarest. 
Thunberg. 
Campbell, 3. 
Finch. 
Tunstall. 
Collett, 3. 
Grant. 
Vigors. 
Dumont, 3. 
Gueldenstadt. 
"VVeatherall, 
Eyton, 3. 
Gunnerus. 
H. L. White. 
* Including Knip and Laugier (Artists). t Including Nodder (Artist). 
In this work there will be about one hundred species figured that are not in Goulds “ Birds of Australia, 
oi this number about sixteen are in the “ Birds of New Guinea.** So far there have only been about a 
eozen Australians who have described species: Ramsay, North, De Vis, Campbell, Milligan, McCoy, Ashby, 
Hall, King (?), Masters, Weatherall, White. 
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