s u r f J r t t o ' “" f t* ’ *»®s u rfa c e , th e b r e a s t crossed b y an u-regnlar band o f brown feathers vari»e'-do wwnit ho nw thhiete .upper
» » " ’ *® brown above, with a tin g e o f
e Z S s n ™ ? f £ / F " Y “'f t ™*» “ g'ft® ‘»® a « 4m g -
a n d l o t Z e 7 Y t 4 4 e ^ *"® “ “' ’ft® ‘"® ft® “®* " ¡ “‘ft®*
( F o f f f : B Y r a b Z Y l / t n ? “ “ * ' " f t “*®“ Oa*ha
Drs. Finsch and H a rtlau b consider the A k ed o tuta o f Gmelin (ex La tham ’s “ Eosnected
Km gfisher” ) to be th e same as this species, b n t I th in k in this th ey ! r e not
correct, for I believe th a t the b ird I have described as Todirlmmphm tu tm is reaUy L a thW s
th e Y e w ‘b f r / Z Z ® " " 'n g fis h e rs , th e u tm o st confusion exists as to the tru e hab itat o f
“ AI npy/e, ’’ /m tthtel eSo-ci eFty Istlan ds. This pl°a®cef t?i5s ' n'o' ft tm“ ®e®n tifot®n ed® Po®n® fat®ny“ ®o f™ the m“batpasi nIe hda vaes
examined, unless Hap a i in th e F rien d ly Islan d s is intended. A g a in /h e V i e Z M u s e Z
E x / S b o n / F T r i F f r ° “ New Caledonia, given to th e Novara
Y X h w / Y . 1 ?® P * f® ft’, “/®®ft®“ * ? Papeete, a town o f Otaheite. Some mistake has
t o / M T,?l V / F the species is ever found in New Caledonia, and in
k / / n WI I ®?®““ ? ’,'®'»° 7 P®®»“P® examined more bird s from th is locality th an any
h vm g Ornithologist, teUs me th a t he has never h e a rd o f its be ing m et with th ere "
I ?®?®™> therefore, th a t th e p resen t species is confined to the Society Islands, and
certamly fu rth e r rehable information is req u ired before th is ran g e can be extended
Otnblw to- / ¥ ’■ N“*™b®t accompanying th e la te Novara Expedition, says th a t in
Otahe ite th is b ird is reg a rd ed as sacred b y th e in h abitants, who call i t B um . The note is
described b y him as follows:— “ Zak-zah-sak-sak-arr-arr:'
Mr. P e ale (I.e.) w ritm g o f th e species observed by him in Otaheite, remarks:—
tore a- ? u J®1® T . Talleys, the dead silence which g enerally prevailed was now and
th en d istu rb ed l y th e g a rru lity o f a homely bird, th e subject o f o u r present description, as
i t ¡ s T s / Z T e F ““ “ ‘ft®’ ''ft*'®’ ™ te hm g for its p rey which consists o f inserts,
b v i t ' " “ frescriptions a re tak en from specimens k in d ly len t to me from th e Vienna M useum
by H e rr von Pelzeln, th e weU-known D irec to r o f the Imperial Cabinet. I have
pleaIsSulirree min rrfetttiunr*nminncgr mmiyr Kboeosft. ttVhiaonnklros to h1,;i«m^ XfoU*r, s-.e-n«dj;i n’ xl*the specimens • to , r~,E ngland ,
for
description. The same b ird s a re figured in th e p late, tl
collection.
5 thii’d b ird being in my own
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