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The following is a list of the species of birds procured by Lord Ranfurly 
from the Cook Islands and from Niue, and identified at the British Museum.* 
The native names were supplied by Lieut.-C'olonel Gudgeon, C.M.G. 
Rarotonga. 
Ptilopus rarotongensis, Hartl. & Finsch. 
(Rarotonga Fruit Pigeon), Kukupa. 
Globicella pacifica, Gmel. 
(Pacific Fruit Pigeon), Rupe. 
Anous stolidus, Linn. 
(Noddy), Ngoio. 
■Gygis Candida, Gmel. 
(White Tern), Kakaia. 
Heteractitis iucanus, Gmel. 
(American Tattler), Patangaroa. 
Demiegretta sacra, Gmel. 
(Reef-heron), Kotu-ku. 
Urodynamis taiteusis, Sparrm. 
(Long-tailed Cuckoo), Karavea. 
Chasiempis dimidiata, Hartl. & Finsch. 
(Fly-catcher), Kakerori. 
Aplonis cinerascens, Hartl. <fe Finsch. 
(Starling), Toikaranga. 
Niue or Savage Island. 
Ptilopus porphyraceus, Forst. 
(Niue Fruit Pigeon), Kulu-kulu. 
Porzana tabuensis, Gmel. 
(Small Rail), Moho. 
Heteractitis incanus, Gmel. 
(American Tattler), Kui. 
Vini australis. Gmel. 
(Native Lory), Henga. 
Urodynamis taiteusis, Sparrm. 
(Long-tailed Cuckoo), Kalue. 
Collocala francica, Gmel. 
(Edible Swiftlet), Peka Peka. 
Lalage whitmeei, Sharpe. 
(Cuckoo-shrike), Hea-Hea. 
Aplonis brunnescens, Sharpe. 
(Starling), Misi. 
Ibis , October, 1905. 
