LAZULENA. 
sixth primary, the second primary being equal to the fifth, while these are 
little exceeded by the third and fourth which are subequal and longest. The 
immature and female are duller above than the male, and the former as a 
nestling has the white feathers of the nuchal collar and the underparts 
tipped with blackish-brown. This indicates an early distinction from true 
Sauropatis, as these have only the breast-feathers tipped and generally a 
huffish tinge in the young. 
The four last species classed by Sharpe in Halcyon were H. homhroni, 
concretus, lindsayi and moseleyi. Then followed the genus Todiramphus 
with four species, T. veneratus, youngi, recurvirostris and tutus. The four 
former are widely separated from the Sauropatis series while the four 
latter seem nearly related to that group, so I will deal with these first. 
T. veneratus auct, youngi and tutus auct are in agreement structurally, 
while T, recurvirostris differs. All agree in having short depressed bills 
of the Sauropatis coloration and this has been regarded as a good generic 
character. In the History of the Collections in the Natural History 
Departments of the British Museum, Vol. II., published in 1906, Sharpe gave 
the results of his criticism of the drawings prepared by Forster and 
Ellis, artists who accompanied Cook on his Second and Third Voyages. 
By means of these paintings Sharpe was enabled to correct the 
uiisinterpretation of the names Alcedo tuta and venerata both of Gmelin. 
Apparently previous to this date Sharpe had never read the descriptions 
given by Latham on which Gmehn based his names, as the error is certain 
from these alone. On p. 182 in connection with pi. 58 of Forster’s series 
Sharpe wrote : “ Both the ‘ Venerated ’ and ‘ Bespected ’ Kingfishers of 
Latham seem to be the same species, and hence Todiramphus tutus Sharpe 
{nec Gm.), Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum, Vol. XVII., 
p. 291, will require another name, which I propose should be Todiramphus 
wiglesworthi, in memory of the young explorer who did such good work 
as the historian of the Pacific Avifauna.” This correction and name have 
not been recorded, as Sharpe omitted this important series of papers 
from the Zoological Record for 1906, which he prepared. Hence I here 
emphasise the changes : Todiramphus tutus Gm. = veneratus Gm. = venergius 
Sharpe, Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum, Vol. XVII., p. 288, 
and 'Todiramphus wiglesworthi Sharpe 1906 = T. tutus Sharpe {nec Gm.), 
Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum, Vol. XVII., p. 291. 
Though these species differ in the adult plumage in rather a distinct 
manner, it seems that the immature of T. wiglesworthi corresponds in 
coloration with the adult of T. tutus recte. This adult plumage is very 
similar to that of the Sauropatis group, but the immature is different. 
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