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Table 5. — Measurements of specimens of Dendrophassa vernans pellochlora 



• Measured in the flesh by the collector. 

 ' Type. 



There seem to be 11 geographic races of Dendrophassa vernans, the 

 names and distribution of which are as follows: 



1. Dendrophassa vernans vernans (Linnaeus). 



Columba vernans Linnaeus, Mantissa plantarum altera, p. 526, 1771. ("in 



Philippinis" [type locality, Luzon].) 

 TVeron vernalis Pelzeln, Reise der Osterreichischen Fregatte Novara um die 



Erde, Zoologischer Theil, vol. 1, no. 2, Vogel, p. 176 (index), 1869. 



(Err. pro Treron vernans "Gmel. nee. Temm.") 



Geographic distribution. — Northern part of Philippine Islands. 



2. Dendrophassa vernans neophasma Oberholser. 



Dendrophassa vernans neophasma Oberholser, Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., 

 vol. 14, no. 13, p. 297, July 19, 1924. ("Cottabata, Mindanao Island, 

 Philippine Islands.") 



Geographic distribution. — Southern Philippine Islands, at least the 

 islands of Mindanao, Basilan, Jolo, and Sulu. 



3. Dendrophassa vernans zalepta Oberholser. 



Dendrophassa vernans zalepta Obekholser, Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 

 14, no. 13, p. 29S, July 19, 1924. ("Kwala Besar, Celebes.") 



Geographic distribution. — Celebes. 



4. Dendrophassa vernans purpurea (Gmelin). 



[Columba] purpurea Gmelin, Systema naturae, vol. 1, pt. 2, p. 784, Apr. 20, 1789. 



("Java.") 

 Treron chlorops Salvadori, Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Geneva, vol. 5, p. 288 



(in text), Aug., 1874. ("Celebes e di Giava"; we now designate Java as the 



type locality.) 



Geographic distribution. — Java, east to Sumbawa Island and north 

 to Borneo. 



5. Dendrophassa vernans griseicapilla (Schlegel). 



[Treron] griseicapilla Schlegel, Nederlandsch Tijdschrift Dierkunde, vol. 1, 

 p. 71 (in text), 1863. ("Sumatra e de Bangka"; we designate Sumatra as 

 the type locality.) 

 Geographic distribution. — Sumatra, and the islands of Banka and 



Billiton. 



