15. CARPOPHAGA. 211 



26. Carpophaga finschi. 



Carpophaga finschii, Hams. Journ. Linn. Soc, ZooJ. xvi. p. 129 

 (3 Nov. 1881) ; 'Prist,: Ibis, 1*82, p. 144, n. 80 ; Ranis. Ibis, 1882, 

 p. 473; Salvad. Ann. Mas. Civ. Gen. xviii. p. 428, n. 9 (1882) ; id. 

 Orn. Rap. e Mol. iii. p. 558 ; Rams. Rr. Linn. Soc. X. S. W. vii. 

 p. 4-"] (1882) ; id. Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. xvii. p. 25 (188-5) ; 

 Rchnw. 8f Sc/d. J.f. O. 1883, p. 403; Sharpe, in Gould's R. Neto 

 Gain. pt. xvii. pi. 2 (1884) ; Salvad. Mem. R.Ac. 8c. Tor. (2) xlii. 

 p. 57 {A<j<j. Orn. Rap. e Mol. p. 183) (1891). 



Adult male. "Above dark grass-green from the middle of the 

 back to the upper tail-coverts, many of the feathers coppery 

 or golden green, the lower mantle and upper back reddish or 

 coppery ; wing-coverts green with an emerald appearance, the 

 lesser scries washed with coppery like the middle of the backr 

 bastard-wing, primary-coverts, and quills blackish, externally 

 marked with deep indigo, which is glossed with bronzy green, 

 especially on the secondaries : tail-feathers deep blue for their 

 basal half, succeeded by a broad band of ashy grey, which is again 

 succeeded by a narrow bar of black, leaving a broad terminal band 

 of green ; entire head, hind neck, and upper mantle clear blue-grey, 

 the base of the forehead and lores washed with pale rose ; feathers 

 above and below the eyes creamy white, purer white underneath 

 the latter ; ear-coverts pale rosy, extending on to the sides of under 

 crown ; cheeks and throat also pale rosy ; lower throat, fore neck, 

 and chest a little deeper rosy pink, with a slight bloom of blue-grey 

 pervading the lower throat and also the sides of the neck, scarcely 

 developed at all on the fore neck and chest ; remainder of under 

 surface from the breast downwards deep orange or brick-red, rather 

 more intense on the under tail-coverts ; under wing-coverts dark 

 Nitty grey, the feathers being dusky, edged with the latter colour ; 

 axillaries like the breast ; edge of wing washed with green and 

 blue ; greater under coverts and quills below dusky slate-colour. 

 Total length 13o inches, wing S-3, tail 4*5, bill 0*95, tarsus 1-1.'' 

 (Sharpe.) 



J fall. Xew Ireland. 



27. Carpophaga basilica. 



Golumba basilis, Temm. Mus. Lugd. 



Carpophaga basilica, Sundev. in lift. (Up. Consp. Av. ii. p. 85, 1854) ; 



lip. Compt. 7.VW. xliii. p. 836(1856); Wall. Ibis, L865, p. 385, 



a. 59; id. J. f. 0. 1866, p. 281, n. 59; Gieb. Thes. On,, i. p. 584 



(1872); Schlea.Mus. P.-2?. Cohmibrc, p. '.»; (1873) : R»<mb. Heist. 



naar Geelvinkb. p. 7 |1>7">); Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. vii. 



p. 790 (1875), ix. p. 201, n. 48 (13761; Boaenb. Malay. Archip. 



p. 407 (18710: Salvad. Orn. Pap. <■ Mol. iii. p. '•'•) (1882); Pleske, 



Hull. Acad. IVtcrs}). wix. p. 585 d^*4) (Ternate) ; Guillem. 



I'. Z. S. 1885, p. 576 (Batchian) ; Salead. Mem. /.'. Ac. 8c. Tor. 



<2) xlii. p. .">t; (Agg. On,. Pip. e Mol. p. 182) (1891). 

 Ducula basilica, Bp. Consp, Av. ii. p. ■!•'» | 1854) : id. Compt. Rend. 



xxxix. p. 1070 (1854), xl. p. 217, n. 95 (1855); i<l. Coup d'ceil 



p2 



