106 TRERONIU^E. 



Columba oopa, Wagl. Lsis, 1829, p. 742 (ex Forster). 



Columba taitensis, Less. Tr. dCOrn. p. 472 (1831). 



Le Kurukuru d'Otaiti, Less. Gumpl. de Buff. viii. Ois. p. 35 (1837) ; 



id. 2nd ed. p. 278 (1838). 

 Ttilinopus taitensis, Less. ibid. ; Hartl. J. f. 0. 1854, p. 109. 

 ? Colombe de Talti, Neboux, Rev. Zool. 1840, p. 289. 

 Goluraba porphyracra (sic), Forst. Descr. An. p. 167 (part., specim. 



ex Otaheitee) (1844). 

 Ptilonopus taitensis, G. R. Gr. Gen. B. ii. p. 466, n. 9 (1844) ; Hartl. 



Archivf. Naturg. 1852, 1, p. 134. 

 Ptilinopus furcatus, Peule, U.S. Expl. Exp. Birds, p. 191, pi. 52 



(1848) ; Hartl. Archie f. Naturg. 1852, 1, pp. 114, 134 ; id. J.f. O. 



1854, p. 169. 

 Kurukuru dupetit-thouarsi, Des Murs ty Prev. (nee Neboux), Toy. 



Venus, pi. vii. (1855?). 

 ? Kurukuru purpuratus, Des Murs fy Frev. Vog. Venus, Zool. p. 222 



(1855?). 

 Kurukuru taitensis, Des Murs $ Frev. Vog. Venus, Zool. p. 251 



(1855?). 

 Kurukuru nebouxii, Des Murs $■ Frev. Vog. Venus, Zool. p. 253, 



pi. vii. (1855 ?). 

 Kurutreron oopa, Bp. Consp. Av. ii. p. 26 (1854) ; id. Compt. Rend. 



xxxix. p. 878 (1854), xl. p. 217, n. 58 (1855) ; id. Coup d'oeil Ordr. 



Fig. pp. 10, 55, n. 58 (1855) ; id. Leon. Pig. text pi. xxix. f. 1 



(1857) ; Rchnb. Taub. p. 92, t. 245 6. ff. 3527-28 (1862), ii. p. 176 



(1862) ; Sousa, Mus. Nac. Lisb. Columbag, p. 9 (1873). 

 Ptilonopus purpuratus, G. R. Gr. List B. Brit. Mus. Columbie, p. 4 



(1856) ; id. B. Prop. Isl. p. 35 (part.) (1859) ; Finsch, P. Z. S. 1877, 



p. 741. 

 Ptilinopus purpuratus, Cass. U.S. Expl. Exp. Birds, p. 269, pi. 30 



(185b) ; Rchnb. Taub. ii. p. 177 (part.), t. iv. ff. 36-37 (ex Cassin, 



pi. 30) (1862) ; Finsch $ Hartl. Orn. Centralpolyn. p. 122 



(1867). 

 Ptilonopus oopa, Peh. Norara Reis., Vog. p. 104 (1865) (Tahiti). 

 Kurutreron purpuratus, G. R. Gr. Hand-list, ii. p. 225, n. 9131 



(1820). 

 Ptilopus purpuratus, Schleg. Mus. P.-B. Columba?, p. 15 (1873) : 



Gieb. Thes. Orn. iii. p. 367 (1877) ; Finsch, Vog. Chall., Birds, p. 57 



(1881) ; Wiglesw. Lbis, 1891, p. 571 ; id. Aves Polgnes. p. 48, 



n. 252 (1891). 

 Ptilopus taitensis, Elliot, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 541. 

 Curotreron taitensis, Heine fy Rchnw. Nomencl. Mus. Hein. Orn. p. 280 



(1890). 



Adult male. Front and crown lilac, not surrounded by a defined 

 band ; remainder of the head, neck, and under surface ashy grey, 

 with only a very faint greenish tinge, especially on the middle of 

 the breast and vent ; throat-feathers bifid, with a concealed tinge of 

 greenish ; lower vent whitish ; under tail-feathers lemon-yellow : 

 tarsal feathers grey : back, wing, and tail green, with a bronzy 

 shine ; quills dark green, with the inner webs slaty black; second- 

 aries with the outer webs narrowly margined with yellow : under 

 wing-coverts ashy grey, tinged with green; quills underneath dark 

 grey lead-colour; tail above bright green, with grey spot near the 

 tip of the inner web forming an interrupted band ; tail underneath 



