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CORCORACIDAE - Australian Mudnesters (2:2)
CORCORAX Lesson, 1831 M - Corcorax australis Lesson, 1831; type by monotypy = Coracia melanoramphos Vieillot, 1817  1
Corcorax melanoramphos White-winged Chough
melanoramphos (Vieillot, 1817)2 δiE and SE Australia
whiteae Mathews, 19123 iSC Australia (South Australian gulfs)
STRUTHIDEA Gould, 1837 F - Struthidea cinerea Gould, 1837; type by monotypy   
Struthidea cinerea Apostlebird
cinerea Gould, 1837 vInland E Australia
dalyi Mathews, 19234 iInland NC to NE Australia

1 For date see Dickinson et al. (2011) [Dickinson, 2011 #13287].
2 Original spelling melanoramphos. Spelling melanorhamphos, used by Dickinson (2003) [Dickinson, 2003 #9533] was an ISS. But see Schodde et al. (2013) [Schodde, 2013 #15415].
3 For recognition see Schodde & Mason (1999) [Schodde, 1999 #3524].
4 For recognition see Schodde & Mason (1999) [Schodde, 1999 #3524].
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