600 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on Birds 



a. 2 adult. Raratonga, Cook Is., 8th March, 1901. 



" The native name of the White Tern is 'Kakaia'; it 

 has the iris black and the hill and legs steel-blue " [Col. 

 Gudgeon) . 



5. Heteractitis incanus (Grael.). 



Heteractitis incanus Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxiv. p. 453 

 (1896). 



a. $ adult. Raratonga, Cook Is., 7th March, 1901. 



" The native name of the American Tattler is 'Patangaroa'; 

 the iris, bill, and legs are black " (Col. Gudgeon). 



The specimen sent is in winter plumage. 



6. Demiegretta sacra (Gmel.). 



Demiegretta sacra Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxvi. p. 137 

 (1898). 



a. <$ adult (dark phase). Raratonga, Cook I., 11th 

 March, 1901. 



" The native name of the Reef-Heron is ' Kotu-ku ' " 

 (Col. Gudgeon). 



7. Urodynamis taitiensis (Sparrm.). 



Urodynamis taitiensis Shelley, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xix. 

 p. 314 (1891). 



a. Adult. Raratonga, Cook Is. 



" The native name of the Long-tailed Cuckoo is ' Karavea ' ; 

 the iris is yellow, the upper mandible dark brown and the 

 lower yellow " (Col. Gudgeon). 



8. Chasiempis dimidiata (Hartl. & Finsch). 

 Chasiempis dimidiata Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. iv. p. 232 



(1879). 



Monarcha dimidiata Wiglesw. Abh. zool. Mus. Dresd. 

 1890-91, no. 6, p. 19 (1892). 



a, b. $ ? adult. Raratonga, Cook Is., March 1901. 



Col. Gudgeon writes : — " The native name of this Fly- 

 catcher is ' Kakerori ' ; it has the iris black, and the legs and 

 mandibles steel-blue. It is a rare bird on the island." 



This species is new to the British Museum. The male is 

 rather a poor specimen, in moult, the tail being represented 



