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H I R U N D O T A H I T I C A , Gm.
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O ta h e ite Sxcalloic, L a tli. G e n . S y n . ii. p t . 2, p. 563, p l. fr o n tis p . (1783).
I l i r u n d o ta h itic a , G m . S y s t. K a t. i. p . 1 0 1 6 (1 7 8 8 ) ; G r a y , G e n . B . i. p . 58 (1 8 4 5 ) ;
id. B. T ro p . I s l . P a c ific O c e a n , p . 4 {1859} ; P e lz . R e is . N o v a ra , V ö g . p . 41
(1 8 6 5 ) ; F in s c h & I l a r t l . F a u n . Centi*alpolyn. p . 5 1 ( 1 8 6 7 ) : G ra y , H an d -1 . B . i.
p . 70, n o . 811 (1 8 6 9 ) ; E. L . L a y a rd , P . Z. S. 1 8 7 5 , p . 4 3 0 ; id . I b i s , 1 8 7 6 , p . 3 9 1 ;
I 'in s c h , P . Z. S. 1 8 7 7 , p p . 730, 7 3 8 ; E . L . & L . C. L a y a rd , I h is , 1 8 7 8 , p p . 270,
2 8 0 ; S c hm o ltz , V e rb . V e r. I l am h . 1 8 7 0 , p . 7 6 ; T r is tr . I h i s , 1 8 7 9 , p . 1 9 2 ;
N e h rk . J . f. O. 1 8 7 9 , p . 3 9 5 ; S a lv a d . I b is , 1 8 8 0 , p. 1 3 0 ; T r i s t r . t . c . p . 2 4 6 ;
L . C. L a y a rd , t. c. p . 2 98 ; F in s c h , I b is , 1 8 8 1 , p. 5 3 6 ; id. R e p . Voy. ‘ C h a lle n g e r ,’
ii. B ird s , p p . 43, 53 (1 8 8 1 ) ; S a lv a d . O rn . P a p u a s i a e tc . ii. p . 5 (1 8 8 1 ) ; T r is tr .
I b i s , 1 8 8 2 , p . 1 42 ; L a y a rd , t. c. p p . 5 0 3 , 5 43 ; F in s c h , V ö g . d e r S ü d se c , p . 5
( 1 8 8 4 ) ; S h a rp c , C a t. B ird s iu B r i t . M u s . x . p . I l l ( 1 8 8 5 ) ; G r a n t, P . Z. S. 1 8 8 7 ,
p . 3 3 0 , 1 8 8 8 , p . 1 9 4 ; S a lv a d . A g g . O ru . P a p u a s ia , ii. p . 69 ( 1 8 9 0 ) ; W ig le sw .
A b h a n d l. k . Zool. M u s . D r e s d e n , n o , 6, p . 18 (18 9 1 ).
I I ir u n d o ia ite n s is , Le s s . Voy. ‘ C o q n ille ,’ i. p . 6 4 8 (1 8 2 6 ).
l l e r s e ta ite n s is , L e s s . C om p ì. B uff. v iii. p . 4 4 3 (1 8 3 7 ).
H ir u n d o p y r rh o lc em a , F o r s t e r , I c o n . in e d . u o . 16 7 ; id . D e sc r. A n im . p. 211 (18 4 1 ).
Cecro p is ta ite n s is , B o ie , I s i s , IS I t , p. 175.
H e r s e ta h itic a . B p . C o n sp . i. p. 3 4 0 (18 5 0 ).
B e ir o c h e lid o n p a c ific a , C ass. C a t. H i r u n d . P liila d . M u s . p . 5 (1 8 5 3 ).
C h e lid o n ta h itic a , L ic b t. N om e n c l. A v . p . 61 (1 8 5 4 ).
H ir u n d o sid)fu8ca, G o u ld , P . Z. S. 1 8 5 6 , p . 13 7 ; G r a y , C a t. B . T ro p . I s l . P a c ific
O c e a n , p . 4 (18 5 9 ).
B e tro c h e lid o n ta h itic a , C ass. C a t. I l i r u n d . P h ila d . M u s . p . 5 ( 1 8 5 3 ) ; B p . R iv is t.
C o u tem p ., T o rin o , p . 5 (18 5 7 ).
B h e d in a su b fu s c a , B p ., te s te S a lv ad .
H ir u n d o {H e r s e ) ta h itic a , P e lz . R e is . ‘ N o v a r a ,’ V ö g . p . 4 1 (1865).
/ / . m in o r : alis c audani cxccdeiitibus : pra;peotorc m in im è to rq u a to : fro n te ru f à : g u là in te n s e riifà :
rc c tric ib u s omnibus concoloribus vel m in u te albido n o ta tis.
¡lab. in insulis Occanicis ma ris Pacifici.
A d u lt male. Gen e ra l colour above du ll ste e l-b lu e o r b luc -bla ck, w ith a shy bases to th e fe a th e rs ; lesser
and m edian wiug-coverts lik e th e ba ck ; g r e a te r cove rts, basta rd -w in g , prim a ry-cove rts, ami
quills bla ckish, slig h tly glossed w ith s te e l-blue on the o u te r w e b ; ta il-fe a th e rs uniform blaekisli,
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