( 186 ) 

 4'.i. Geopelia humeralis humeralis. 



Columba humemlis Temminck, Trans. Linn. Hoc. (Lund.) vol. xiii. p. 128. 1H:21 ; Broad Sound, 

 Queensliind. 



Synonym : 

 Odumhu ei!/lliraw:lien Wagler, Sysl. -Ic. Cnliiinhn. sji. UK. 18-27 : Broad Sound, Queenshud. 



Eastern Barred-shouldered Dove. 

 Mathews, IlanJli.it No. 33 (pars). 

 llange : Qaeenshmd, New South ^VaIes, Northern Territory. 



oil. Greopelia humeralis inexpectata snbsp. n. 

 Western Barred-shouldered Dove. 

 Mathews, IhimUist No. 33 (pars). 



Differs from G. h. humeralis in its smaller size and lighter coloration. Fully 

 described aud figured in my Birds of Australia (as G. ktiiiieralis) ou p. 131. pi. 31. 

 Type: North- West Australia (Parry's Creek), No. loO. 

 Range : North-West Australia. 



o!. Geopelia placida placida. 



Geojirlia phvithi Gould, Pfit: Zn.d. Sn: (/„.*/.) 1844. p. hi) (1844): Port Essingtou, Xortheru 

 Territory. 



Northern Ground Dove. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. 34 (pars). 

 Range : North-West Australia, Northern Territory. 



•yl. Geopelia placida tranquilla. 



Gmiidiu tranquilla Gould, Pro,: Zool. !io,: {Lund.) 1844. p. olj (1814): Liverpool Plains, New 

 South Wales. 



Eastern Ground Dove. 



Mathews, Handlist No. 34 (parsj. 



Range: New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia. 



53. Geopelia placida clelandi snbsp. n. 



Western (Jrcund Dove. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. 34 (pars). 



Differs from ii. p. plcwida in its lighter coloration throughout. Figured on 

 plate 32 (back figure) in ray liinls of Australia, vol. i. 

 Type: West Australia (Coongau R.), No. llo. 

 Range : AVest Australia. 



54. Geopelia cuneata cuneata 



Oilnniba cunmlii Latham, ImU.r Urnilli. Snj,/,l. p. Ixi. 1801 ; Xew Sjuth \\"ale.s. 



Syuouyuis: 



Oilumba nviriiuurk (^uoy aiid Gaimard, 1'"//. df I'Cmnic d I'lii/sic, ZixJ. p. IJJ. pi. ill. 1821 : Now 



South Wales. 

 Culuinbii .yii/ojjiem Vigors, Zmd. Joiirn. vol. v. p. 275. 18.'!0 : New South Wales 



Little Dove. 



Jlathews, Handlist No. 3.'j ([)ars). 



Range: New South Wales, (jueenslaud, Northern Territoiy, Soutli-West 

 Australia. 



