PERISTERA. 255 
This genus* differs from Chamepelia in style of coloration, and in having the first 
primary sharply attenuated at the tip. Both sexes have metallic bands on the wings. 
Three species of Peristera are known, of which two occur within our limits; the 
other, P. geoffroy?, is peculiar to South America. 
1. Peristera cinerea. 
Columba cinerea, Temm. & Knip (nec Scopoli), Pig. 1. (2) p. 126, t. 58’; Temm. Pl. Col. 266’. 
Peristera cinerea, Swains. Zool. Journ. p. 860*; Scl. P. Z. 8. 1856, p. 309*; 1859, p. 391°; 1864, 
p- 178°; Moore, P. Z. 8. 1859, p. 617; Scl. & Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 222°; P. Z. S. 1864, 
p. 370°; Lawr. Ann. Lye. N. Y. vii. p. 301%; ix. p. 1388"'; v. Frantz. J. f. Orn. 1869, 
p- 371"; Salv. P. Z. S. 1870, p. 217°; Cat. Strick]. Coll. p.549™; Nutting, Pr. U. 8. 
Nat. Mus. vi. p. 408"; Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. Costa Rica, 1887, p. 127°°; Ridgw. Pr. 
U. S. Nat. Mus. x. p. 584'7; Salvad. Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. xxi. p. 491°; Richmond, 
Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. xvi. p. 523 '"; Underwood, Ibis, 1896, p. 447”. 
Peristera pretiosa, Ferrari-Perez, Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. ix. p. 175 (nom. emend.)”. 
Claravis pretiosa, Oberh. Pr. Acad. Philad, 1899, p. 203%; Bangs, Pr. New Engl. Zool. Club, ii. 
p- 15”; Auk, 1901, p. 358”. 
Lilacino-cinerea, tectricibus alarum, scapularibus et secundariis quibusdam intimis maculis nigris ovatis vel 
quadratis ornatis; remigibus nigris, secundariis extus cinereo marginatis, intimis dorso concoloribus.; 
rectricibus medianis schistaceis, apicem versus gradatim nigro terminatis, extimis nigris basin versus 
paullo cinereo adumbratis; pileo colloque et corpore toto subtus pallidioribus, magis margaritaceo- 
cinereis; fronte, loris et gula albidis; hypochondriis imis et subcaudalibus saturatioribus, magis 
schistaceis ; subalaribus pallide cinereis ; remigibus intus fuscescenti-nigris : rostro flavo ; pedibus rubris ; 
iride rubra, externe annulo flavo circumdata. Long. tota circa 8°5, ale 4:7, caude 2:9, culm. 0°65, 
tarsi 0°7. (Descr. maris ex Yzabal, Guatemala. Maus. nostr.) 
Q. Brunnea, uropygio, supracaudalibus et rectricibus medianis ferrugineis, his ad apicem nigricantibus; 
rectricibus reliquis nigris apicem versus plus minusve rufo adumbratis; alis dorso concoloribus, tectri- 
cibus alarum et secundariis intimis dorso concoloribus, maculis vel fasciis metallice eneis ornatis, his 
fasciis anguste et plus minusve distincte albido limbatis; remigibus nigricantibus, secundariis extus 
brunneo limbatis; pileo cum collo undique, gutture et prepectore brunneis, dorso concoloribus, his vix 
pallidioribus ; fronte paullo dilutiore brunnea; loris et mento albis; corpore reliquo subtus cum subcau- 
dalibus et axillaribus cinereis; abdomine imo albo; subcaudalibus ferrugineis, basin versus cinereis. 
Long. tota circa 8:5, ale 4:5. (Descr. femine adulte ex Choctum. Mus. nostr.) 
Q juv. femine adulte similis, sed dorsi et preepectoris plumis rufo vel ochracco marginatis, maculis orna- 
mentalibus alarum sordidioribus nec metallicis. 
Hab. Mexico, Tampico (Richardson 18), Cordova (Sallé*), Playa Vicente (Boucard >), 
Jalapa (Ferrari-Perez*"), city of Mexico (White ®), Northern Yucatan (Gaumer }8) ; 
British Honpuras, Orange Walk, Belize (Blancaneaux 5); Guatemata (Con- 
stancia 1+), sources of the Rio de la Pasion, Yzabal, Choctum (0. 8S. & F. D. G.38), 
Retalhuleu (0. S.18, Richardson 18) ; Honpuras, Omoa (Leyland’8), Truxillo 
(Townsend 17); Nicaragua, Volcan de Chinandega (Richardson !8), Los Sabalos, 
Rio San Juan (Nutting °), Rio Escondido (Richmond 19); Costa Rica (Carmiol }8), 
* It seems to us undesirable to change the name Peristera, Swainson, under which genus P. cinerea has been 
known for the best part of a century, to Claravis, as has been proposed by Mr. Oberholser, on account of its 
having been used in 1815 in Mollusca, more especially as Peristera, Rafinesque, appears to be a synonym of 
the prior Columbella, Lamarck. 
