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Scott Wilson found one of these species in great numbers
in a ravine near Papehmi (Aug. 27, 1904), where their nests were
attached to rocks, but inaccessible. Birds of this genus appear
thus far not to have been recorded from other islands in the group.
ALCEDINIDAE.
Todiramphus veneratus (Gmelin). (Type locality: Apia--
error= Tahiti.)
Bolabola: Lesson; Wilson (common).
Huaheine: Forster.
Raiatea: Forster.
Tahaa: Forster; Bennett?
Tahiti: Forster; Lesson; Peale; 'Challenger'; Townsend.
Apia, Samoa, has been alleged as the type locality, but
the species does not occur there. Latham's type is in the Vienna
Museum.
Possibly this is the form from Tahaa recorded by Bennett
as "Alcedo rudis."
Todiramphus tutus (Gmelin). (Type locality: Tahiti.)
Bolabola: Lesson; Townsend; Wilson (common).
Huaheine: Wodehouse; Garrett.
Raiatea: Wodehouse; Garrett.
Tahiti: Latham; Lesson, etc.
"Tupuoi": Garrett.
Wilson (1904) found this species "common throughout the