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28. Uvea or Wallis Id. Birds.
Treronidae.
Globicera pacifica (Gmelin). (Type locality, Friendly Ids.)
Uvea: Arnoux; Graeffe?
Ptilinopus porphyraceous graeffei Neumann. (t.l., Uvea or Wallis Id.)
Uvea: Graeffe.
Rallidae.
Hypotaenidia philippensis, subspecies.
Uvea: Graeffe.
Porphyrio "samoensis."
Uvea: Graeffe.
Sternidae.
Megalopterus minutus, subspecies.
Uvea: Graeffe.
Scolopacidae.
Heteroscelus incanus (Gmelin). (t.l., Eimeo and Palmerston Ids.)
Uvea: Graeffe.
Buteonidae.
Circus approximans, subspecies.
Uvea: old spn. in Brit. Mus.
Loriidae.
Vini australis (Gmelin).
Uvea: Gray (records it); Graeffe.
Eulabetidae.
Aplonis "vitiensis"? (Hartlaub & Finsch call it A. tabuensis.)
Graeffe.
There must be at least double the above number of species found on this island, though possibly no more land birds. Only a careful examination can decide.