200 bulletin: museum of comparative zoology. 



Latham (Gen. syn. birds, 1782, 1, pt. 2, p. 623, 624) upon which 

 Gmehn (Syst. nat., 1788, 1, pt. 1, p. 453) founded his species Alcedo 

 tuta and A. venerata, "seem to be the same species, and hence Todi- 

 rhamyhiis tutus, Sharpe (nee. Gm.), Cat. birds, 17, p. 291, will require 

 another name, which I propose should be Todirhamphus wiglcsworthi, 

 in memory of the young explorer who did such good work as the his- 

 torian of the Pacific Avifauna." On turning to Latham's descriptions 

 it is found that the diagnosis of the "Venerated" Kingfisher is readily 

 applicable to specimens of Todirhamphus mneratus at hand. His 

 note on a band of glossy green on the hind neck "at which place it 

 inclines to white" is true, as in some individuals white markings 

 occur on the feathers in this region. In his account of the "Re- 

 spected" Kingfisher Latham says distinctly "over the eye a white 

 streak" which is one of the prominent differences between T. tutus 

 and T. veneratus. So that there is no question but the "Respected" 

 and the "Venerated" Kingfishers of Latham refer to separate species. 

 From this it appears that the name Alcedo tuta of Gmelin is valid 

 and that Todirhamphus wiglesworthi Sharpe must be placed in the 

 synonymy of this species. 



53. Todirhamphus veneratus (Gmelin). 



Alcedo venerata Gmelin, Syst. nat., 1788, 1, pt. 1, p. 4.53. (Said by Latham to 

 come from Apia. As the bird does not occur there the typ34ocality is 

 hereby stated to be Tahiti). 



Five males and an immature female were secured at Tahiti, 3 

 October and 14 November, 1899. The immature bird has a broad 

 brown band across the upper breast, and is brown with only a tinge 

 of green above. The males all show a slight amount of brown on 

 either side of the breast and in one a broken band is indicated by 

 slender shaft streaks on the feathers of the upper breast. 



MICROPODIDAE. 



54. Collocalia francica townsendi Oberholser, 



Collocalia francica townsendi Oberholser, Proc. Acad. nat. sci. Philad., 1906, 

 p. 197. (Eua, Tonga Islands). 



Three specimens of this swift were secured in the Tonga Islands, one 

 at Nine, 25 November, one (the type) at Eua 28 November, and one 



