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35. Ptilopus purpuratus (Gmelin). 



Columba purpurata Gmelin, Syst. nat., 1789, 1, pt. 2, p. 7S4. (In insulis au- 

 stralis intra tropicos inclusis). 



One specimen was collected at Tahiti in the Society Islands on 

 13 November, and two more were secured the following day. One of 

 these birds has a strong coppery reflection on the rectrices as in P. 

 coralensis. This color is arranged in narrow bands. The feet in all 

 three specimens are blackish. 



36. Ptilopus hernsheimi Finsch. 



Ptilopus hernsheimi Finsch, Journ. flir ornith., 1880, p. 303. (Kusaie, East- 

 ern Carolines). 



A male, a female, two immature birds, and two mummies (formerly 

 preserved as alcoholic specimens) are in the collection from Kusaie, 

 8 and 9 February. In color the female is similar to the male save 

 that there is less of deep orange color on the longer under tail coverts. 

 The other sexual color differences indicated by Dr. Finsch in his 

 original description are not evident. The two immature birds differ 

 from the adults in having the crown-cap barely indicated on the fore- 

 head. In addition the feathers of back, rump, wing coverts, and under 

 parts are tipped lightly with pale yellow, the secondaries are tipped 

 with yellowish white, the primaries are pointed with white and the 

 terminal band on the rectrices is much narrower. 



Measurements of the birds with sex indicated are as follows: — 



No. Sex Wing Tail „ : Tarsus 



Ciumc7i 



U. S. N. M. 212,294 cT adult - 130.0 75.0 13.0 24.5 



" 212,295 cf im. 125.5 67.0 14.0 23.0 



" 212,293 9 adult 127.0 73.0 12,5 22.5 



37. Ptilopus ponapensis (Finsch). 



Ptilincpus ponapensis Finsch, Proc. Zool. soc. London, 1877, p. 779. (Ponape, 

 Caroline Islands). 



Four males, one female, and another specimen, a mummy, with sex 

 not marked, were secured on the Island of Uala in the Middle Caro- 



