256 PERISTERIDA. 
Las Trojas, Alajuela, San José, Naranjo de Cartago (Zeledon 16), Miravalles, Laguna 
de Cartago, Talamanca, Tres Rios, Turrialba (Underwood »°, in litt.), Gulf of 
Nicoya (v. Frantzius}2); Panama, La Barranca, Calovevora, Mina de Chorcha, 
Bugaba (Arcé¥8 18), Divala (Brown 4), Lion Hill Station (M*Leannan 9 », 
Brown **),—Sourn America from Colombia to Brazil and Peru }, 
Although found in many localities within our limits, this Pigeon is apparently only 
migratory and is nowhere common. Mr. Richmond !9 first met with P. cinerea on the 
Escondido River, but it was resident there only part of the year; it was observed 
frequenting the bamboos on the banks of the streams or solitary trees in the plantations, 
usually in pairs, and was first noted on September 20th. | 
The specitic name cinerea has been changed by Ferrari-Perez to pretiosa, because 
there was already a Columba cinerea of Scopoli ; but this alteration seems unnecessary, 
as Scopoli’s bird, if it is ever identified, would probably prove to belong to a different 
genus (cf. Salvadori, Cat. Birds, xxi. p. 638). 
2. Peristera mondetoura. 
Peristera mondetoura, Bp. Compt. Rend. xlii. pp. 765 *, 957°; Icon. Pig. t. 126°; Lawr. Ann. Lye. 
N. Y. ix. p. 189‘; v. Frantz. J. f. Orn. 1869, p. 871°; Salv. Ibis, 1874, pp. 99°, 4557; 
Sumichrast, La Nat. v. p. 282°; Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. Costa Rica, 1887, p. 127°; Allen, 
Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. ii. p. 151°; Salvad. Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. xxi. p. 495". 
Claravis mondetoura, Oberh. Pr. Acad. Philad. 1899, p. 203"; Bangs, Pr. New Engl. Zool. Club, 
ili. p. 28. . 
Peristera lansbergi, Schl. Mus. P.-B., Columba, p. 139 “, 
Supra saturate schistaceo-cinerea, pileo colloque et tectricibus alarum clarius cinereis, harum intimis maculis 
metallice purpureis, utrinque albido limbatis, pulchre ornatis ; remigibus brunneis, cinereo extus marginatis 
et dorso concoloribus ; supracaudalibus et rectricibus intimis schistaceis; reliquis cinereo-albis, extimis 
pure albis, basin versus schistaceo-nigris; fronte, loris, facie antica et mento albis; gutture et pectore 
saturate purpureo-castaneis; abdomine et subcaudalibus albis, ochraceo paullulum lavatis; corporis 
lateribus sordide cinerascenti-schistaceis ; subalaribus nigricantibus: rostro nigro; pedibus sordide rubris, 
unguibus nigris; iride rufescenti-aurantiaca. Long. tota circa 8-4, ale 4:5, caude 2-75, culm, 0-75, 
tarsi 0°85. 
Q. Supra brunnea, dorso imo, uropygio et supracaudalibus magis ferrugineis ; alis dorso concoloribus, et 
maculis purpureis sicut in mari ornatis; rectricibus nigris ad apicem brunneo vel brunnescenti-albo 
fasciatis ; fronte, facie laterali et gula ferrugineis ; gutture imo et pectore saturate cinerascenti-brunneis ; 
abdomine albo; corporis lateribus et tibiis saturate brunneis; hypochondriis imis et subcaudalibus 
ochrascentibus ; subalaribus et axillaribus nigricantibus, vix rufo lavatis. Long. tota circa 8-0, ale 4:4, 
(Descr. maris et feminee ex Calderas, Volcan de Fuego, Guatemala. Mus. nostr. ) 
Hab. Mexico, Jalapa (de Ocal!), Omealca, Vera Cruz (Sumichrast ®); GuATEMALA, 
Calderas, Volcan de Fuego 7000 to 8000 feet (0. 8.611); Costa Rica, Birris 
(v. Frantzius*, Zeledon 4), Cartago (Zeledon ®), Irazu (Underwood, in ltt.) ; Panama, 
Boquete, Volcan de Chiriqui 3000 to 7000 feet (Brown !8), — Cotompia! ; 
VENEZUELA 11 14; Ecuapor!!; Prru }, 
This is one of the rarest and most beautiful of all the American Pigeons, aud is 
