594 HIRDS FKOM CARIBBEAN SEA AND HONDUKAS. 



blended on hind-neck, smaller and more individualized on side^of neck. 

 Upper parts in general coarsely mottled, spotted, and barred with black 

 and pale brownish buli'y on a light bister-brownish ground, the black 

 spots (of irregular form) more conspicuous on hinder scapulars, tertials, 

 lower back, and rump ; primaries plain brownish slate, their outer wh4)s 

 more ashy ; tail as in male but more coarsely mottled. Lower parts dull 

 whitish, the chest and breast thickly marked with irregular black spots 

 having a brownish external suffusion, the belly transversely spotted 

 or barred with the same, the sides and Hanks with irregular broad 

 U-shaped marks inclosing a pale cinnamon space, the margins of the 

 feathers soiled whitish ; under tail-coverts much tinged with pale rusty 

 and heavil}' spotted with black. Bill brownish black, with basal half 

 of under mandible light colored; feet deep horn-brown. Length (skin) 

 7.20, wing 3.70, tail 2, exposed culmen .50, tarsus 1.02, middle too .95. 



Another adult male (^o. 112550, s;une locality and collector, Jidy 19, 

 1SS7) is decidedly smaller and conspicuously darkei-, especialh' on the 

 under surface, where the broad black borders to the feathers largely 

 predomiiuite over the other markings, in i)laccs almost concealing the 

 wliite central spots. Length (skin) 0.50, wmg 3.00, tail 1.00, exposed 

 culmen .52, tarsus .95, middle toe .88. 



This very strongly characterized race differs from true C. nigrogularis 

 from Yucatan in very much the same way and to about the same de- 

 gree that G. virginianus cuhancnsis ((Iould) does from (J. virginianus 

 proper 

 9G. Columba iiigrirostris Sol. 



The two specimens of this species agree essentially with ojc from 

 Guatemala, and are quiteai)pr('ciably deeper colored than two from ('osta 

 Kica; but the differences observed in the latter may po.ssibly be due to 

 greater age of the feathers. The species was based on a specimen from 

 Oaxaca, southern Mexico, from which country I have not seen a si)eci. 

 men.* 



97. Aramides cayeniiensis (Gm.). 

 One specimen, August 13. 



* In tho National Museum collection is a very <iue skin from Demerara, British 

 Guiana, ■which I had labeled C. nigrirofitris, hut which I am now convinced should be 

 (separated from that sjiecies. I propose to ua:no and characterize it as follows: 



Columba purpureotincta, sp. nov. 



.Sr. tiiAU. — Similar to C. iiigriroslris ScL., but smaller, with iiroportionally nnich 

 snuxUer bill, and deeper, much more i»urplish, coloration. 



Habitat. — British (Juiaua (Demerara). 



Jdult — (type, N>'. 87G20, Demerara, British CJuiana ; A. Wolle, sr.) : Head, neck, and 

 entire lower i)arts uniform deep vinaceous-chocolate, becomiuj; j^radnally and paler 

 on posterior lower parts, the under tail-coverts somewhat tinj^ed wilh olive-brownish ; 

 upper parts deep sepia-brown, mixed with purplish chocolate-brown and glossed with 

 bronze puri)le; remiges edged with paler, especially tho primaries; tinder surface of 

 remigos and roctrices pale drab-brown. Bill dee]) black ; legs and foot reddish. 

 Length (skin) 10.50, wingG, tail about 4.50, culmen .42, tarsus .75, middle toe .90, 



