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of the young explorer who did such good work as the historian 

 of the Pacific Avifauna. 



PI. 59. Alcedo cyanea, Forst., Descr. Anim., p. 7G (1844 : New 

 Zealand). 

 = Halcyon vagans (Less.) ; cf. Sharpe, Cat. B., xvii., p. 27 1 . 

 "Nr. Dusky Bay, April 4, 1773." 

 PL 60. Alcedo cancrophaga, Forst. (nee Lath.), Descr. Anim., p. 4. 

 Halcyon crythrogaster, Gould ; Sharpe, Cat. B., xv., p. 234 

 [ = H actseon (Less.); Oustalet, C. 11., iii., Congr. Intern. 

 Ornith., Paris, p. 228 (1891)]. 

 [St. Jago.] 

 PI. 61. Gerthia cincinnata, Forst., Descr. Anim., p. 78 (1844 : 

 Queen Charlotte's Sound, N.Z.). 

 = Prosthemadera novse-zealandise (Gm.) ; cf. Gadow, Cat. 

 B., ix., p. 257. 

 PI. 62. Gerthia olivacea, Forst., Descr. Anim., p. 79 (1844 : 

 New Zealand). 

 = Anthornis melanura (Sparrm.) ; cf. Gadow, Cat. B., ix., 

 p. 255. 

 PI. 63. Certliia cardinalis, Forst., Descr. Anim., p. 262 (1844 : 

 Tanna, New Hebrides). 

 = Myzomela cardinalis (Gm.) ; cf Sharpe, Handl. B., v., 



p. 66 (1906). 

 "Tanna, <£ , 16th August, 1774." 

 Latham's " Cardinal Creeper " was described from a specimen 

 in the Leverian Museum (Gen. Syn., i., pt. 2, p. 733, pi. 33, fig. 2) ; 

 it may well have been the actual specimen figured by Forster. 

 PI. 64. Gerthia carunculata, Forst., Descr. Anim., p. 165 (1844 : 

 Tonga-Tabu). 

 = Ptilotis carunculata (Gm.); cf Gadow, Cat. B., ix., p. 225. 

 Latham called this bird the " Wattled Creeper " (Gen. Syn., 

 i., pt. 2, p. 732), and described it from a specimen in the 

 Leverian Museum. 



" Tonga-tabu or Amsterdam Isle." 



PI. 65. Anas picta, Forst., Descr. Anim., p. 333 (1844 : Staten- 

 land). 

 = Ghlocphaga inornata (King) ; cf Salvadori, Cat. B., 

 xxvii., p. 134. 

 PL 66. Anas ganta, Forst., Descr. Anim., p. 336 (1844 : Tierra 

 del Fuego). 

 = Ghlocphaga hybrida (Molina); cf. Salvadori, Cat. B., 

 xxvii., p. 130. 



