8. rriLorcs. 147 



G8. Ptilopus nanus. 



Columba naina (errore pro nana), Temm. PL Col, 564 (livr. 05, 



J.s.j.-j) ; K,,ip 8[ Priv. Pig. ii. pi. 59 (1888-48). 

 Ptilinopus nanus, Less. Compl. de Buff. viii. Ois. p. 30 (1837) ; id. 



2nd ed. p. 277 (1838). 

 Columba nana, Temm. PI. Col. i. Takl. Meth. p. 80 (1840) ; Miill. 



Verh. Land- en Volkenk. p. 22 (1839-44). 

 Ptilonopus naina, G. R. Gr. Gen. B. iii. p. 467, n. 12 (1844); 



Sclat. Journ. Pr. Linn. Soc. ii. p. 107, n. 135 (18.58). 

 Ptilopus nanus, Bp. in lift. (Consp. An. ii. p. 25) (1854) ; Schley. 



Dtermt. fig. p. 210(1864; ; id. Mus. P.-B. Columba?, p. 21 (1873) ; 



Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. ix. p. 196, n. 7 (1876); Gieb. Thes. 



Orn, iii. p. 366 (1877); D'A/b. Sydn, Mail, 1877, p. 248; id. Ann. 



Mus. Civ. Gen. x. pp. 18, 19, 20 (1877); Elliot, P. Z. S. 1878, 



p. 550; Salvad. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 63; Rosenb. Malai/. Archip. 



pp. 396, 561 (1879); D'Alb. § Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. xiv. 



p. 115 (1879); D'Alb. Knuva Guinea, pp. 310, 503. 588 (1880); 



Salvad. Orn. Pap. e Mai. iii. p, 53 (1882); Nehrk.J.f. O. 1885, 



p. 34 ; Salvad. Mem. R. Ac. Sc. Tor. (2) xlii. p. 53 (Ay//. Orn. 



Pap. e Mo/, p. 179) (1891). 

 Jotreron na.wa.Bp. Consp. Av. ii. p. 25 (1854); id. Compt. Rend. 



xxxix. p. 878 (1854), xl. p. 217, n. 57; id. Coup d'ceil Ordr. Piy. 



pp. 10, 54, n. 57 (1855). 

 Ptilonopua naimis, G. R. Gr. P. Z. S. 1858, p. 195; id. Cat. B. New 



Gain. p. 60 (1859). 

 Ptilonopua nanus, G. R. Gr. Cat. B. New Guin. p. 46 (1859) ; id. 



P. Z. S. 1»61, p. 437: Wall. Ibis, 1865, p. 381, n. 42; Finsch, 



Neu-Guin. p. 177 (1865); Wall. J. f. O. 1866, p. 279, n. 42; 



Gould. B. of New Guin. pt. ii. pi. 12 (1876) ; Salvad. Ann. Mus. 



Civ. Gen. ix. p. 43 (1876). 

 Ionotreron nana, Rchnb. Tauben, p. 100, sp. 235, t. 239. f. 1330 



(1862 . 

 lotreron nana, Rosenb. J. f. O. 1864, p. 132, n. 219; G. R. Gr. 



Hand-list, ii. p. 226, n. 9145 (1870). ' 

 Ptilopus nana, Rams. Pr. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. iv. p. 470 (1879) (S.E. 



New ( itiin.). 

 Jotreron nanus, Heine ■§• Rchmc. Nomencl. Mus. Ilein. Orn. p. 280 



(1890) (Waigiou!). 



Adult male. General plumage bronzy green ; a large band of grey 

 on each side of the breast ; a purple patch on the centre of the 

 abdomen ; vent and under tail-coverts yellow : thigbs green, edged 

 with whitish ; wings green ; quills shining green, primaries darker, 

 inner secondaries and posterior scapulars with a slight bluish tinge ; 

 secondaries, middle and greater wing-coverts, and posterior scapulars 

 edged with yellow ; tail shining green above, grey, with paler tip, 

 ■alow : •• bill pale green, or grey ; feet dark carmine ; irides greyish 

 white" ( D'Alb, rtis). Total length 5-8 inches, wing 3-5, tail 

 1*75, bill 0-4, tarsus 0*5. 



Female. Similar to the male, but wants the purple abdominal 

 patch, and has the bill black. 



Young. The feathers of the lower abdomen have broader yellow 

 Edges; also the upper tail-coverts arc edged with yellow; the 



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