-88- deepesl part. "J. V." (or J. T?) Arundel collected a few birds for Tristram on Fanning Island, about 1881 or 1882. Lieut. MacFarlane, R. N., visited some of the islands in 1884, and collected a few sea birds, but not one of the above were expert collectors or naturalists. Wm. Ellis was an artist or draughtsman on Cook's voyage. On some of his drawings Latham based descriptions of new species, which were later given names by Gmelin. Latham also based some of his descriptions on specimens or drawings in the collection of Sir Joseph Banks. G. R. Gray similarly recorded some specimens or drawings in the British Museum from this (and various other) groups, though nei- ther he nor Latham ever visited Polynesia.