-114- (6) GENERAL NOTES ON HERVEY OR COOK GROUP. Note on "Hervey" or "Harvey" Island.--Cook discovered this island (= Auotu and Mamae, on one reef) in 1773. The references to birds from "Harvey" or "Hervey" island in the following list, recorded by Cook, Latham, and Gray, doubtless belong to this locality. Brigham says both these islands are "barren", but the Hydrographic Pilot and Findlay both state they are "well wooded". There is said to be considerable cocoanut-oil exported, so probably the trees are chiefly cocoanuts. Specimens of the fruit pigeon (Ptilinopus), if it still occurs, will contribute greatly to an understanding of the status of Ptilinopus chalcurus Gray. There appear to be no modern records of birds from Auotu or Mamae. Explorers and collectors who have visited the group include: Cook (2d voyage), Auotu and Mamae, Sept., 1773; the Forsters and Dr. Sparrman were naturalists. Voyage of the 'Blonde' (under Lord Byron), Mauiki, Aug. 9, 1825; Andrew Bloxam is credited with having made the observations on natural history. The party found several species that are indeterminate from data at hand, such as a green fruit pigeon, a pigeon named "Columba byronensis" (but not described), a kingfisher, and a "hawk". They also observed: "As we re-traced our steps through the wood, the warbling of the birds,