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11. Carpophaga perspicillata, (Temm.) PI. col. 246. 

 Columba perspicillata, Temm., PI. col. iv. p. (liv. 42). 



Columba myristicivora, Scopoli, Flor. et Faun. Insub. p. 94? Sonn. Voy. 

 iii. pi. 102? 



No frontal knob, but with the membranes of the nostrils large, under tail 

 coverts light ashy, slightly tinged with rufous. With a frontal band of white 

 and a ring of white around the eye, head above and neck dark ashy brown, paler 

 on the neck in front, under parts ashy white. Upper parts of the body and 

 wings dark metallic green. 



Two specimens in Coll. Acad, labelled in Europe as from the "Molucsas." It is 

 quite probable that this is the Colvmba myristicivora, Scopoli, and that the 

 large membrane of the nostril is intended to be represented in Sonnerat's plate. 



12. Carpophaga AURORiE, Peale, Zool. L T . S. Ex. Exp., Vincennes, p. 201, 



(first edition, 1848). 



With a large frontal knob, under tail covprts dark plumbeous glossed with 

 metallic green, tail above uniform dark metallic blue. Head, neck and under 

 parts of the body light cinereous, nearly white on the former. Upper parts of 

 the body and wings dark metallic blue, changing to green in some lights, under 

 wing coverts dark lead color. 



This handsome bird is allied to the preceding (C. perspicillata,) but is quite 

 distinct. Several specimens in the Coll. Ex. Exp. are from the Society Islands. 



13. Carpophaga pinon, (Quoy and Gaimard), Voy. Uranie, Ois. pi. 28. 

 Columba pinon, Quoy andGaim. Voy. Uranie, Zool. i. p. 118, (1824). 



No frontal knob, large bare space around the eye, abdomen and under tail 

 coverts maronne, tail ashy black with a white subterminal band. Head above, 

 back, rump and wings light cinereous, scapulars black. Neck before and behind 

 and breast light vmaceous. Bare space around the eye encircled with white. 



One specimen in the Coll. Acad, without, label indicating locality. 



14. Carpophaga Wilkesii, Peale, Zool. U. S. Ex. Exp., Vincennes, p. 203, 



(first edition, 1848). 



Columba Forsteri, Wagler, Isis, 1829, p. 739. 



Bill with a frontal elevation, under tail coverts dark plumbeous, glossed with 

 metallic green, tail uniform dark metallic green changing to blue. Head, neck, 

 and entire under parts dark plumbeous, nearly black on the former, upper parts* 

 of the body and wings dark metallic green changing to blue in some lights, un- 

 der wing coverts dark metallic green. 



We regard it as possible that this fine species may be the same as named by 

 Wagler as above and described by Forster in Des. An. as a variety of his C 

 globice.ra. The under tail coverts are represented by both these authors as fer- 

 rugineous, which is not the case in the present bird, and there are other differ- 

 ences, especially the greater size of the species now before us. 



Two specimens in the Coll. Ex. Exp. are from Tahiti. 



15. Carpophaga lepida, nobis. Voy. Uranie, Atlas Zool. Ois. pi. 29 ? 



Bill with a lariie frontal protuberance which includes the apertures of the 

 nostrils; wing moderate, second quill longest; tail rather short, composed of 

 twelve feathers, under tail coverts nearly as long as the tail. Legs short ; tar- 

 sus feathered for half its length, thick ; toes rather long, padded and flattened 

 on their under surfaces; claws strong, curved- 

 Frontal protuberances (at the base of the upper mandible) yellow. Entire 

 hea.d, neck, breast and abdomen light purplish cinereous, (or light vinaceous,) 

 changing to light cinereous on the back of the neck, where it joins the color of 

 :he back, and becoming darker and clearer vinaceous on the breast and abdo- 

 men. Back, upper wing coverts, secondary quills, rump and upper tail coverts 

 brilliant metallic green, with golden and copper colored reflections. Primary 

 quills and tail feathers brilliant metallic blue, the outer edges of the former and 

 both edges of the latter changing to green. Ventral region, under tail coverts 



