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PI. 20. Is Picoides americanus, Brehm. (cf. Hargitt, Cat. B., 

 xviii., p. 279). 

 "Norton Sound. W. W. Ellis ad viv. del., etc., 1778." 

 PI. 21. Is Sitta europea, Linn., from " Kamtschatka. W. 



Ellis del., etc., 1779." 

 This would be the form named by Taczanowski Sitta alhifrons, 

 which Dr. Hartert (Vog. Pal. Fauna, Heft iii., p. 331) recognises 

 as Sitta europea albifrons. 



PI. 22. Is apparently a figure of TodirJiampJius loiglesioorthi, 

 Sharpe, which is T. tutus, Sharpe et auct. passim 

 (nee Gm.), and is the same as T. veneratus (Gm.). 

 See my remai'ks. 



"Otaheite. W. W. Ellis ad viv. delin., etc., 1777." 

 Latham's description was taken from a specimen in the 

 Leverian Museum, probably the very one drawn by Ellis. 



PI. 23. Is the " Respected Kingfisher," Lath., Gen. Syn., i., 

 pt. 2, p. 624 (1781). 

 = TodirJiamphus tutus (Gm.) (cf. Sharpe, Cat. B., xvii., 



p. 291) = T. veneratus (Gm.). 

 "Friendly and Society Isles. Otaheitee — Erooroo. Ulietea 

 — Tautoria. W. Ellis " (no date). 

 Latham's description may have been taken from Ellis' 

 Drawing, but does not quite agree. 



PI. 24. Is Promerops cafer (Linn.) (cf. Gadow, Cat. B., ix., 

 p. 283). 

 " Cape of Good Hope." 

 PI. 25. Is Prostliemadera novse-zealandise (Gm.) (cf. Gadow, 

 Cat. B., ix., p. 257). " CertJiia circinnata, Forst." is 

 written in pencil on the plate. 

 PI. 26. Is MoJw nohilis (Merrem) (cf Gadow, Cat., ix., p. 284). 

 " Sandwich Isles. W. W. Ellis delin. et pinx. ad viv., 

 1779." 

 Described as the " Yellow-tufted Bee-eater " by Latham 

 (Gen. Syn., i., pt. 2, p, 683 (1784)). 



= Merops niger, Gm., Syst. Nat., i., p. 465 (1788). 

 Cf. Acrulocercus nohilis, Wilson and Evans, Av. Hawai- 

 enses, p. 105, pi. 40. 

 PI. 27. Is Drepanis pacifica (Gm.) (cf. Sharpe, Cat. B., x., p. 5). 

 " Sandwich Isles. W. W. Ellis ad vivum delin. et pinx., 

 1779." Cf. Wilson and Evans, Av. Hawaienses, p. 3, 

 pi. 3). _ 

 PI. 28. Hemignathus ohscurus (Gm.) (cf. Sharpe, Cat. B., x., 

 p. 4). 



