AVIFAUNA OF LAY8AN, ETC. 



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BIRDS ERRONEOUSLY REPORTED TO OCCUR 

 ON THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. 



Myzomela nigriventris, Teale. 

 Myzomela nigriventris, Dole, Proc. Boston Soc. N. H. xii. p. 298 (1869) ; id. Hawaii. Aim. 1879, p. 46. 



This is a bird inhabiting Samoa. Mr. Dole says it is found in the dense forests in 

 Hawaii and Samoa, and that a (? Hawaiian) specimen is preserved in the Smithsonian 

 Institution. Needless to say that now we know better, and that no true Myzomela inhabits 

 Hawaii. 



Tatare otaitiensis, Less. 

 Tatare otaitiensis, Dole, /. c. p. 299 (1869) ; id. Hawaii. Aim. 1879, p. 47. 



The above name is a synonym of what is now generally called (Cat. B. Brit. Mus. vii. 

 p. 525) Tatare longirostrls, and only known from the Society and Paumotou groups of islands. 



Dole says that it inhabits reedy marshes in Kauai and Hawaii. I am not aware how 

 this mistake could have arisen— can such a bird as a Tatare (Acrocephalus) have existed 

 on the Sandwich Islands ? It is not at all an impossibility, as Laysan is inhabited by 

 Acrocephalus familiaris ! 



Emberiza sandvicensis, Gm. 

 Emberiza sandvicensis, Dole, I.e. p. 301 (1869); id. Hawaii. Aim. 1879, p. 49. 



Originally stated by Latham (Syn. ii. p. 202) to have come from " Sandwich Sound," 

 and afterwards by mistake transferred to the Sandwich Islands. 



Emberiza atricapilla, Gm. 



Emberiza atricapilla, Dole, /. c. p. 301 (1869) ; id. Hawaii. Aim. 1879, p. 49. 



Erroneously stated by Latham (I. c. p. 203) to come from the Sandwich Islands. 



Brotogerys pyrrhopterus, Coriphilus kuhli, and C. taitianus have been erroneously said 

 to occur on the Sandwich Islands. 



Sterna bergix, Lichi. 

 Sterna beryii, Dole, I. c. p. 306 (1869) ; id. Hawaii. Aim. 1879, p. 55. 



Dole gives no exact locality, but enumerates this Tern among the Hawaiian birds 

 without any comment. 



Doubtful : — 



Sandwich Thrush, Latham, Gen. Syn. ii. p. 39 (1783). 



Turdus sandwichensis, Gmelin, Syst. Nat. i. p. 313 ; Wilson & Evans, Av. Haw., Introduct. p. xiii. 



It is doubtful what is meant by the " Sandwich Thrush." Perhaps a Phwornis, but the 

 white forehead is not found in Phaornis. The measure is too large to suit Oreomyza bairdi. 



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