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(Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., xxi, 605). Wardlaw-
Ramsay (Ibis, 1890, 227) suggests this is Treron
fulvicollis from a wrong locality, but Forster was
usually very careful with his localities and probably
described his birds on the spot, hence it is doubtful
if Wardlaw-Ramsay's guess is correct.
Gallicolumba, species.
Tanna: Latham (records it). Described by
Latham from "Tanna", ex Banks' collection; not met
with since, and may prove to be female of preceding
(Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., xxi, 605).
Rallidae.
Hypotaenidia philippensis, subspecies.
Aneiteum: Inglis ("lives in the bush, and
flies little.")
Poliolimnas cinereus tannensis (Forster).
(T.l., Tanna.)
Tanna: Forster. Ingram recognizes this as
a distinct form.
Porzana tabuensis (Gmelin) or subspecies.
Aneiteum: Gray (records it); Macgillivray.
Tanna: Latham (records it).
----: Layard.
The bird from Tanna is recorded as a variety
by Latham and Gmelin.
Porphyrio melanonotus aneiteumensis Tristram.
(T.l., Aneiteum.)
Aneiteum: Inglis ("lives inland.")
?Tanna: Layard.
Malekula: Farquhar (recorded as P. smarag-
dineus by Sharpe).
Faté: an individual of "a singularly small,
delicately formed race of this bird" was sent Layard
alive from this island.
Puffinidae.
Farquhar says the natives (island not given)
described a bird "as nesting in holes in the mountains--
some sort of Shearwater, I presume."
Pterodroma "torquata". (T.l., Aneiteum.)
Aneiteum: Macgillivray. Macgillivray, who