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Coluinba castaneiceps Peale 



U.S. Exploring Expedition 8 (Mamm. and Orn.) : 187, "pi. L," 1848. 

 =Columba vitiensis castaneiceps Peale. See Peters, Checklist of birds of 



the world 3: 70, 1937. 

 15739. Adult male. Upolu Island (lat. 13°46' S., long. 171°20' W.), 

 Samoan Islands, Oceania. Original number 559. U.S. Exploring 

 Expedition (1838-1842). 

 Only two specimens were entered into our register under this name, and 

 one of them. No. 14950, a female, although said to have come from the 

 Samoan Islands, has the crown wholly devoid of chestnut and thus seems 

 to belong to the Fijian race; it is probable that the bird has been wrongly 

 labeled. 



Two other cotypes are now in the Academy of Natural Sciences of Phil- 

 adelphia, where they are Nos. 13285 and 13286. 

 CEnoenas chiriquensis Ridgway 



Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 28: 139, June 29, 1915. 

 =Columba chiriquensis (Ridgway). See Hellmayr and Conover, Cata- 

 logue of birds of the Americas 1(1): 462, 1942. 

 148301. Adult (sex not indicated) . "Chiriqui," Panama (but see Hell- 

 mayr and Conover, loc. cit., footnote). Entered into the museum 

 register on March 26, 1896. Collected by Enrique Arce. Received 

 from Adolphe Boucard, who probably acquired it from Osbert Salvin 

 and Frederick D. Godman. 

 This form is supposed to be known only by the unique type, but it should 

 be noted that Salvadori (Catalogue of the birds in the British Museum 

 21: 326, 1893) , referring to Columba subvinacea, observed that "some speci- 

 mens show traces of light spots on the lower hind neck." An Arce-collected 

 specimen from the Volcan de Chiriqui (Salvin-Godman Collection) is there 

 listed, and one would like to know whether this is one of the spotted-naped 

 birds and thus perhaps another example of C. chiriquensis. 



The original collector's label was removed from the specimen by Boucard ; 

 the type locality should probably stand as the Volcan de Chiriqui. 

 Chloroenas subvinacea Lawrence 



Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York 9: 135, April 1868. 

 =Columba subvinacea subvinacea (LaAvrence) . See Hellmayr and Con- 

 over, Catalogue of birds of the Americas 1(1): 463, 1942. 

 47575. Adult male. Santa Maria de Dota, Province of San Jose, Costa 

 Rica. February 26, 1867. Collected by Francisco Carmiol. 

 Columba purpureotincta Ridgway 



Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 10: 594 (footnote), September 19, 1888. 

 =Columba subvinacea purpureotincta Ridgway. See Hellmayr and Con- 

 over, Catalogue of birds of the Americas 1(1): 467, 1942. 

 87620. Adult (sex not indicated). Demerara County, British Guiana. 

 Entered into the museum register on July 6, 1882. Received from 

 Alexander Wolle, Sr. 



