10. DREPANOrilLA. 159 



Wagl. Syst. Av. Columba, sp. 25 (1827) ; Less. Compl. de Buff., Ois. 



viii. p. 40 (1837) ; id. op. cit. 2nd ed. p. 280 (18:38). 

 Ptilouopus holosericeus, G. It. Or. Gen. B. ii. p. 407, d. 19 (1844) ; 



id. List B. Brit. Mus. Columbae, p. 8 (1856) (Isle of Pines); id. 



P. Z. S. 1859, p. 165; id. Cat. B. Trap. Isl. p. 39 (1859) ; Fmsch. 



P. Z. S. 1874, p. 94. 

 Ptilinopus holosericeus, Rchnb. Novit. Syn. Av. Columbariae, fig. 3365 



(1851) ; id. Syst. Av. p. xxvi (1852J ; Finsch 8f Hartl. Orn. Central- 



pol. p. 131 (1862). 

 Lamprotreron holosericea, Bp. Consp. Av. ii. p. 18 (1854) ; id. Compt. 



Bend, xxxix. p. 870 (1854), xl. p. 216, n. 38 (1855); id. Coup 



(Twit Ordr. Pig. pp. 8, 54, n. 38 (1855) ; Verr. fy Des Murs, Rev. 



et May. de Zoo/. 1802, p. 135 ; Jouan, Mem. Soc. <S'e. Nat. Cherb, 



ix. p. 230 (1863). 

 Drepanoptila holosericea, Bp. Compt. Bend. xli. p. 658 (1855), xliii. 



p. 834 (1856) ; Rchnb. Tauben, i. p. 98, t. 236 b. f. 3365 (l862j,ii. 



p. 179 (1862); G. R. Gr. Hand-list, ii. p. 227, n. 9156 (1870) ; 



Marie, Act. Soc. Linn. Bord. xxvii. p. 328 (1870) ; id. Ibis. Is77, 



p. 302; Elliot. P. Z. S. 1878, p. 513, f. 6 (wing) ; E. L. Layard, 



Mis, 1880, p. 339 (gizzard), 1881, p. 172 (nest and eggs), 1882, 



pp. 527, 544; Tristr. Cat. Coll. B. p. 45 (1889); Wiylesiv. Aves 



Poly nes. p. 47 (1891). 

 Drepanoptera holosericea, Bp. Compt. Bend, xliii. p. 948 (1856). 

 Trvgon holosericeus, Rchb.(errore),Gray, List B. Brit. Mus. Columbae, 



p. 8 (in syn. P. holoseric^i) (1856). 

 Calvptoinenamas holosericea, Verr. §• Des Murs, Rev. et May. de 



Zool. 1862, p. 136 ; Sousa, Mus. JS'ac. Lisboa, Columba?, p. 8 



(1873). 

 ( 'alvptoauenas holosericea, Verr. S,- Des Murs, ibid. pi. 8. 

 Ptilonopus sericeus (errore), Rchnb. Tauben, ii. p. 179, in syn. D. 



holosericeae (1862). 

 Columba oceanica (errore), Jouan, Mem. Soc. Sc. Nat. Cherb. ix.p. 93 



(1863). 

 PtUopus holosericeus, Schley. Mus. P.-B. Columbae, p. 41 (1873) ; 



Gieb. Thes. Dm. iii. p. 364 (1877) ; Tristr. Ibis, 1879, p. 184. 



Adult male. Green, with a slight golden tinge on the head ; chin 

 and gular stripe white ; green of the breast separated from abdo- 

 men by two bands, a yellowish white followed by a black one ; 

 middle of the abdomen olive-yellow, changing into bright yellow on 

 i he vent and under tail-coverts; sides green ; tarsal feathers white, 

 soft and long ; wing with several powdered grey bands, the first 

 and the second on the median and greater wing-coverts, three others 

 on the very long scapulars and tertials ; on the upper tail-coverts 

 again two powdered grey bands ; primaries blackish, with the base 

 of the outer webs powdered grey ; secondaries bright green, the 

 outer ones powdered with grey ; under wing-coverts grey, those on 

 the edge of the wing tinged with green ; quills below grey at the 

 base, darker at the tips; tail above bright green, below grey, with 

 an apical lighter band : " bill dark green ; feet aud legs carmine ; 

 the iiis varies witli age. but may be described as crimson" (Layard). 

 Total length about 10 - 5 inches, wing 6. tail 3-7, bill 0-62. tarsus L'05. 



Female. Much smaller and duller; the two bands below the 

 breast, especially the light one, not very distinct; the yellow under 



