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PL 54. Coracias pacifica, Forst., Descr. Anim., p. 261 (1844 : 

 New Caledonia). 

 = Aplonis striata (Gm.) ; cf Sharpe, Cat. B., xiii., p. 127. 

 This is the " Blue-striped Roller " of Latham (Gen. Syn., i.. 

 p. 414, pi. xvi.). He does not say whence he described the speci- 

 mens, but the Plate seems to have been adapted from Forster's 

 drawing. 



PI. 55. Oriolus musse, Forst., Descr. Anim., p. 163 (1844). 

 = Tatare longirostris (Gm.) ; cf. Sharpe, Cat. B., vii., 

 p. 525. 

 PI. 56. Cuculus fasciatus, Forst., Descr. Anim., p. 160 (1844: 

 Huaheine et Otahaitee). 

 = TJrodynamis taitiensis (Sparrm.) ; cf. Shelley, Cat. B., 



xix., p. 314. 

 " Taheitee. Tayarabboo." 

 PI. 57. Cuculus nitens, Forst., Descr. Anim., p. 151 (1844: 

 Charlotte Sound, New Zealand). 

 = Chalcococcyx lucidus (Gm.) ; cf Shelley, Cat. B., xix., 

 p. 295. 

 PI. 58. Alcedo collaris, Forst., Descr. Anim., p. 162 (1844: 

 Otaheitee). 

 = Todirhamphus veneratus (Gm.) ; cf Sharpe, Cat. B., 



xvii., p. 288. 

 " Erooro at Taheitee." 

 Latham's " Venerated Kingfisher" (Gen. Syn., i., pt. 2, p. 623, 

 1782) was described from a specimen in the Leverian Museum. 

 It is said to "inhabit Apye, one of the Friendly Isles, where 

 it is held as sacred among the natives as that of Otaheite." 

 His " Respected Kingfisher " (t.c, p. 624) " inhabits Otaheite, 

 where it is called ' Erooro.' It is accounted sacred." As 

 Latham does not state where he found the specimen he 

 described, it seems to me extremely probable that he took 

 his description from Ellis' Drawings, No. 23, from " Otaheite " 

 — " Erooroo." 



As Forster's figure shows a dark band across the chest, 

 a feature not mentioned by Latham in his description of the 

 " Venerated Kingfisher," it is evident that the latter was not 

 described from the actual bird figured by Forster. Both the 

 "Venerated" and "Respected" Kingfishers of Latham seem to 

 be the same species, and hence Todirhamphus tutus, Sharpe 

 (nee Gm.), Cat. B., xvii., p. 291, will require another name, 

 which I propose should be Todirhamphus wiglesivorthi, in memory 



