182 TRERONID.'E. 



Cf. Cassin, U A List of Piqeon.s of the Getuis Carpophaga" (Pr. Ac. Nat. 

 So. Philad. 1854, pp. 227-232). 



Range. From India, through the Malay Archipelago to Polynesia 

 generally. 



Key to the Subgenera. 



a. General plumage mostly metallic on the 



upper parts. 

 a'. Tail uniform. 



a". Inner primaries of normal shape .... a. Carpophaga, p. 182. 

 b". Inner primaries obliquely cut at the 

 tip ; first primary much scooped on 



the inner web j3. Ftilocolpa, p. 205. 



I/. Tail with a grey band either at the tip 



or about the middle y. Zonophaps, p. 20". 



b. General plumage grey -with no metallic 



colours on the upper parts. 

 c' . Inner primaries broad and obliquely cut 

 at the tip ; tail rather long- and with a 



broad light grey band at the tip 8. Ducula, p. 214. 



(V . Inner primaries normal. 



d" . Lores naked; a narrow white band 



at the tip of the tail e. Cryptophaps, p. 219. 



e". Lores feathered, but periophthalmic 

 region broadly naked ; general plum- 

 age grey, or slate-black f. Zoxcexas, p. 220. 



a. Carpophaga. 



Key to the Species. 



Tail uniform, with no light band and no chestnut 

 colour below ; back and wings mostly metallic 

 green, in some species with a mealy or grey- 

 ish appearance. 

 it. No pectoral band. 



a'. General plumage very dark ; underparts 



dark grey, washed with purple whartoni, p. 184. 



!>'. Underparts light grey or vinous grey. 

 a". Under tail-coverts not pure chestnut. 

 a'". Under tail-coverts metallic bottle- 

 green ; breast deep vinous onotlwrax, p. 184. 



b'". Under tail-coverts dull chestnut, the 

 longest tinged with dull green, grey 

 colour with no vinous tinge what- 

 ever: back, wings, and tail very 



dark green insularis, p. 185. 



h '. Under tail-coverts pure chestnut, or 

 cinnamon. 

 c ". Back and wings metallic green, more 

 or less bluish, 

 r. Grey colour of the head, neck, and 

 underparts with no vinous colour 

 whatever co?isobrina, p. 180. 



