190 trekonip^:. 



copper-colour ; first three primaries above dark slate-grey, the re- 

 mainder washed with green ; rectrices above green, with a cupreous 

 tinge : under tail-coverts chocolate. Wing 8-5 inches, tail 5-5, bill 

 from forehead 1"25, tarsus 1, middle toe with claw 1-9." (Walden.) 



•' A representative form of C. paulina, but differs by being 

 copper-coloured instead of green ; its dimensions are also less " 

 ( Walden). To me it appears doubtfully distinct. 



Hob. Togian Islands, off the eastern coast of Celebes. 



a. Ad. sk. Togian Islands (A. B. Meyer). Tweeddale Coll. (Type 



of species.) 



9. Carpophaga nuchalis. 



Carpophaga paulina, part., Schley. X. T. D. iii. pp. 200, 201 (specim. 



from Lucon) (1866) ; Wald. Tr. Zool. Soc. viii. p. 83 (part.) (1872); 



Schley. Mus. P.-B. Coluiubae, p. 85 (specim. from Luzon) (1873); 

 Wald. Tr. Zool. Soc. ix. p. 215 (1875) ; Tweedd. Orn. Works, 



p. 379 (part.) ; Kutter, J. f. O. 1882, p. 176 (Baatan, Luzon); 



: j Hartert, Eat. Vogelsamml. p. 189 (Mindoro) (1891). 

 ? Ducula paulina, Soma, Mus. Nac. Lisb. Columba?, p. 10 (1873) 



(Mindanao !). 

 Carpophaga nuchalis, Cab. J.f. O. 1882, p. 126 (Luzon) ; Kutter, 



J.f. O. 1882, p. 177 (Baatan); Rchmc. $ Schal.J. f. O. 1883, 



p. 403; Hartert, Kat. Vogelsamml. y>. 189 (note) (1891). 



Similar to C. paulina from Sula Islands, but a little smaller and 

 with the rufous-brown spot on the nape smaller and darker, and 

 with the giey colour of the head and neck very slightly washed with 

 rose-colour (Cahanis). 



It requires comparison. 



Hcdj. Philippine Islands — Luzon, ? Mindoro, ? Mindanao. 



10. Carpophaga aenea. 



Palumbus moluccensis, Briss. Orn. i. p. 148, pi. xii. f. 2 (17G0) ; Less. 



Compl. de Buff'.. Ois. viii. p. 81 (part.) (1837) ; id. op. cit. 2nd ed. 



p. 291 (part.) (1838). 

 Columba senea, Linn. S. X. i. p. 283, n. 22 (17G6) ; Gm. S. X. i. 2, 



p. 780, n. 22 (excl. var. /3) (1788) ; Lath. Ind. Orn. ii. p. 602, n. 33 



(exel. var. (4) (1790) ; Bonn. Enc. Metli. i. p. 233 (1790); Temrn. 



# Knip, Pie/, i. fam. sec. pi. 3 (rf, nee pi. 4) (1808-11): Temrn. 



Pig. et Gallin. i. pp. 86, 446 (part.) (1813) ; Vieill. X. I), xxvi. 



p. 363 (male) (1818); Steph. Gen. Zool. xi. p. 21 (male) (1819); 



Horsf. Tr. Linn. Soc. xiii. p. 184 (1821) (Java); Raffl. Tr. Linn. 



Soc. xiii. pt. 2, p. 316 (1822) (Sumatra) ; Desm. Bid. Sc. Xat. xl. 



p. 315 (part.) (1826); Wagl. Syst. Av. Columbse, sp. 15 (part.) 



(1827); Less. Tr. d'Orn. p. 4C>8 (part.) (1831). 

 Pigeon Rainier des Moluques, D'Aubent. PL Enl. 164 (17— ?) ; Buff. 



Hist. Xat., Ois. ii. p. 538 (1771 ). 

 Columba moluccensis, Mull. 8, X. Suppl. p. 133, n. 35 d (1776) ; Ca&s. 



Pr. Ac. Xat. Sc. Philad. 1864, p. 248. 



