- VII — 



LISTS 



OF THE 



BIRDS OF THE PRINCIPAL ISLANDS. 



(The names of autochthouous species are printed in italics.) 



Most of the sea-birds which have been recorded from the following groups belong to wide-ranging 

 species spread out over most of Polynesia. Their distribution in the subregion is given pp. 71 — 84. 



I. NOETH-WESTERN POLYNESIA. 



1. MARIANNE ISLANDS. 



Astiir sharpit 

 Asio accipitriiius 

 Halycon albicilla 

 Halycon cinnamomina 

 Collocalia vanicorensis 

 Rhipiilura uraniac 

 Khipidura versicolor 

 Mi/iagra frcycineti 



Myzomela rubra tra 

 Cleptoniis marcJiei 

 Zosterops conspicillata 

 Zosterops semperi 

 Tatcirc liisci'nia 

 Aplonis kittlitzi 

 Corone philippina 

 Ptilopus rosdcapillus 



Turtitr dussum ieri 

 Tiirtur pre.rostianus 

 I'hlcgocnas pampusan 

 Megapoditis perousei 

 Gallus bankiva var. 

 Rallus philippensis 

 (lallinula sp. nor. 

 Strepsilas interpres 



Charadrius fulvus 

 Actitis hypoleucus 

 Tetanus incanus 

 [ Numenius variegatus , or 

 \ Numenius tahitiensis 

 Demiegrctta sacra 

 Ardetta sinensis 

 Also a Dioniedea sp. 



2. PELEW ISLANDS. 



Pandion haliaetus 

 leucocephalus 

 Falco peregrinus 

 Scops podargina 

 Cuculus canorus 

 Cuculus intermedins 

 Urodvnamis taitiensis 

 Halcyon chloris 

 Halcyon albicilla? 

 Halcyon pelewensis 

 Cnprimulgus phalaena 

 Collocalia vanicorensis 

 Rhipidura atrigularis 

 Rhipidura lepida 



My ill gr a crytlirops 

 Lalage monarcha 

 Artamiis pelewensis 

 Rectcs tcnebrosus 

 Myzomela rubratra 

 Zosterops Jinschi 

 Zosterops semperi 

 Merula obscura 

 Psamathia amine 

 Aplonis kittlitzi 

 Corone hibaryi 

 Pfilopiis pelewensis 

 Carpophaga oceanica 

 Phlegocnns canifrons 



Phlrgoenas virgb 

 Caloenas nicobarica 

 Megapodius sen ex 

 Gallus bankiva var. 

 Hallus philippensis 

 Rallina fasciata 

 Ortygometra cinerea 

 Porphyrin inelanonotus 



pelewensis 

 Strepsilas interpres 

 Charadrius fulvus 

 Aegialitis cantianus 

 Aegialitis geoifroyi 

 Tringa albescens 



Tringa acuminata 

 Actitis hypoleucus 

 Totanus incanus 

 Numenius variegatus 

 Gallinago megala 

 Demiegretta sacra 

 Ardetta sinensis 

 Nycticorax goisagi 

 Nyc^icorax nianillensis 

 Anas superciliosa 

 Fuligula cristata 

 And 12 — 13 sea-birds. 



3. CAROLINE ISLANDS. 



Falco peregrinus 

 Asio accipitrinus 

 Trichoglossus rubiginosus 

 Urodynamis taitiensis 

 Ha Iryo n reichen b ach i 

 Halcyon mcdiocris 

 Collocalia vanicorensis 



~Melabolus rugcnsis 

 Pomarea godeffroyi 

 (autoch. y ) 



~ Rhipidura kuharyi 

 Rhijiidara versicolor 



Myiagra plitto 

 yiyiagra oceanica 

 Edoliisotna ncsiotis 

 Lalage insperata 

 Myzomela rubratra 

 Zosterops ponapensis 

 Zosterops cinerea 

 Zosterops oleagina 

 Zosterops hypolais 

 Zosterops semperi 

 Tatare syrinx 

 Tat a re rchsei 



Erythrura trichroa 

 Aplonis pehelni 

 Aplonis kittlitzi 

 ('a lorn is corrina 

 Ptilopus ponapensis 

 Ptilopus hernsheimi 

 Carpophaga oceanica 

 Phlegoenas kubaryi 

 Phlegoenas yapensis 

 Gallus bankiva var. 

 Ortygometra tabuensis 

 Ortvgometra cinerea 



Strepsilas interpres 

 Charadrius fulvus 

 Aegialitis geoffroyi 

 Actitis hypoleucus 

 Totanus incanus 

 Limosa novae-zealandiae 

 Numenius variegatus 

 Demiegretta sacra 

 Ardetta sinensis 

 Nycticorax manillensis 

 Nycticorax griseus 

 And 14 — 15 sea-birds. 



