piiAi'K. i;;i 



The esf^s are two in luunber for a sitting, swollen o\al or elliptical in toini, piiie white, the 

 shell being close-i^rained, smooth and slightly Instroiis. A set of two taken by Mr. Bennett 

 at Mossgiel, New South Wales, measures: — f^ength (A) 1-38 x i-oi inches; (B) i'37 

 1-07 inches. A set of two taken by Mr. II. G. Barnard at Coomooboolaroo, Duaringa, (Queens- 

 land, on the 13th November, 1892, measures: — Length (A) 1-25 x o-g.S inches; (B) 1-33 x o-y5 

 ini.hes. .\ set of two taken by Mr. S. Robinson, at liabinda, near Nymagee, New South Wales, 

 on the 7th November, 190S, measures: — Length (A) 1-33 x o-97 inches ; (B) 1-27 x o-yjinches. 



'J'enanted nests of the Bron/.e-wing Pigeon may be found throughout the year, but nests 

 with eggs or young are more numerous during spring and the early summer months. 



Phaps elegans. 



BRUSH IIKONZK- W IX ci. 



C'ditiiiliii -li^i/ans, Tf'iiiiii. and Knip., Lps Pig., Tom. I., p. ,Ttj, pi. "22 (1808-11). 



rfi-Uhra cUyaii^, (ioulil, IMs. Austr., fol. Vol. V., pi. (I.'i (1848). 



Phap^ 'l.-;/an.i. Gould, llandlik. Bd.s. Austr., Vol. II., p. 12.") (180.")) : Salvad., Oat. Bds. Brit. Mus., 

 Vol. XXL, p. ."'27 (1S93) ; Sharpp, Hand-1. lid.s.. Vol. T., p. S4 (1899). 



.Adui.t M.M.K. — (leueriil colour iihoci- I iyJil of 1 i-h htuivii : qnilh liro/i'n, (lie basal Uvo-tJiiri/a 0/ 

 their iii.tier trebs and the entire tiuiler luiiiy-cocerls ricji einntnaon : ii/tjier ivi7i(/-coverls brofini ^troiiyhj 

 qciis/ied irith cheatiint, the outer K-ebs of (he laedinn and yreater aerif.s nielallic hronzy-yreen (ijiped 

 vith qrei/ishivhile ; the onter roebi of tlie inner yreater series metallic steeldjlue : central pair of tail- 

 feiiflier< lii/ht olire-bron^n, tlie nc.rl three on either side ehestnnt bmn-n, irit/i the remains of a snb-a/>ieil 

 blackish band : the remainder yrei/ with a snbapieal blackish band and brownis/i tips, the latter 

 sliiihtli/ n-ashed ivitli chestnut ; forehead awl sinciput ochreons-yellon- .■ cron-n of llie heail and itape 

 orei/ : lurid streak black : a line of rich chestnut e.rtends behind the eye atid joins ou llie occiput : 

 Itiml-neek chestnut, and yradnally beconiiny paler an tlie upper back . chin fvhilish, on the throat 

 a Iriani-inlar-shaped patch of reifiish-chestuut ; side^ of the neck and nil the under surface and the 

 under tail -coverts yrey : bill black : leys and feel carmine-red; iris dark brown. 7'olal length 1.2 

 inches, winy '/•', (nil Jp.'), bill It y, tarsus O'y.'j. 



Adlii.T FEM.\LK. — .Similar in pininaye to the mule, but liaciny the forehead and sincipnl yrey 

 like the cron-n of the head. 



7J/s/)';7^////()'j.— North-western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South 

 Australia, Western .Australia. 



gf;N addition to its smaller size, the Brush Bronze-wing may be readily distinguished from the 

 I preceding species by the diflerent coloured and less e.xtent of metallic markings on the 

 wind's, its grey underparts, and the triangular-shaped patch of reddish-chestnut on the throat. 

 It is almost universally distributed throughout the coastal and contiguous districts of Australia 

 and Tasmania. In New South Wales it is by no means uncommon in the scrub lands in the 

 vicinity of Sydney, particularly between Manly and Newport ; also at Middle Harbour. In 

 similar country, too, it may be met with at Port Hacking. More often its presence is first made 

 known as it rises almost at one's feet. At Middle Harbour I have occasionally observed it when 

 searching for the nests of Glviy[>hila fulvifrons, threading its way in and out amongst the low 

 stunted vegetation, and trusting more to its running powers than seeking refuge in flight. In 

 this neighbourhood usually a pair or more may be Hushed during an afternoon's ramble. In 



