2 20 Cory on the Birds of, the West Indies. 



Domingo, p. 132 (1S85) ; ib. List Bds. W. I. p. 24 (18S5) ; ib. Ibis, 

 1SS6, p. 473. — Wells, List Bds. Grenada, p, 7 (1S86). 

 Colitinba {Gcotrygoi/^ montana Bryant Pr. Best. Soc. Nat. Hist. XI p. 

 96 (1S66); ib. X, p. 257 (1866). 



Sp. Char. Male: — Above purplish brown, becoming light brown on the 

 wings ; throat dull white, becoming pale purple on the breast ; bell v 

 pale brown, becoming brownish white on the under tail-coverts. 



Female: — Upper parts greenish brown • forehead light brown, the 

 color extending upon the cheeks and sides of the head : breast chest- 

 nut brown. 

 Length, 9.25; wing 6', tail, 3.25; tarsus, i. 

 Habitat. Antilles. 



Geotrygon martinica (Gmel.J. 



Columba martinica Gmel. Sjst. Nat. I, P 781 (1788). 



Coliunba montana AuD. Orn. Biog. II, p. 3S2 (1834). — NuTT. Man. I, 2nd 



ed. p. 756 (1840) (not of Linn.). 

 Zenaidii montana Bp. Geog. & Comp. List, 1838. 

 Oreopeleia mai tintcana Reich. Sjst. Nat. Av. p. 25 (1S51). 

 Geotrygon martinica Bp. Consp. II. p. 74 (1854). — Cab. J. f. O. 1856, p. 



108. — Brewer, Pr. Bost Soc. Nat. Hist. VII, p. 307 (i860). — Scl. 



& Salv. Nom. Avium Neotr. p. 134 (1873). — Gundl. J. f. O. 1874. 



p. 293; ib. Anal. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. VII, p. 347 (1878). — Cory, 



Bds. Bahama I. p. 141 (iSSo) ; ib. Bds. Haiti & San Domingo, p. 



133 (1885) ; ib. List Bds. W. I. p. 24 (1885).— CouEs, Kej N. Am. 



Bds. p. 571 (1884). 

 Oreopeleia martinica Baird, Bds. N. Am. p. 607 (1858). — Gundl. Repert. 



Fisico-Nat. Cuba, I, p. 299 (1866). — Gray, Handl. Bds. II, p. 242 



(1870).— Bd. Bwr. & RiDGVv. Hist. N. Am. Bds. Ill, p. 393 (1S74). 

 Columba {Geotrygon) martinica Bryant, Pr. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. XI, p. 



96 (1 866). 



Sp. Char. Male: — Above chestnut rufous; crown and neck with metallic 

 reflections of green and purple ; back showing brilliant purple re- 

 flections, becoming less distinct on the rump ; a band of white from 

 the base of the lower mandible, under the eje, to the side of the 

 neck, bordered below by a streak of dull purple; underparts showing 

 the breast pale purple, becoming dull white on the throat and abdo- 

 men ; primaries bright rufous, becoming darker at the tips; tail 

 rufous; legs light red ; bill red, tip horn color; iris light brown. 



The sexes appear to be similar. 



Length, 10.75 '' wing. 6; tail 4.25 ; tarsus, 1.05; bill, .90. 

 Habitat. Bahamas and Antilles. 



Genus Starncenas Bonap. 

 Starncenas Bonaparte, Geog. & Comp. List, 41, 1838. 



