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I have here given the synonymy of this bird, as it has now been 

 generally accepted by Seebohm, Sharpe, and others. An actual comparison 

 of the types would, however, be very desirable, but, unfortunately, we do 

 not know where the type of Latham is, and if it still exists. Christmas 

 Island lies much to the north of the Paumotu group ! As no specimens 

 have been obtained since the U.S. Exploring Expedition, we may safely 

 suppose that the species has ceased to exist for some reason. 



Habitat : " Christmas Island in the Pacific Ocean and Paumotu 

 Islands." 



