266 coLtnuBiD-ffi. 



(1873) ; Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. ii. App. p. clxix (1875) ; Shell. 



Ibis, 1883, p. 277 ; Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. (2) i. p. 206 



(1884), vi. p. 303 (1888) ; Hartert, Eat. Vocjelsamml. p. 186 (1891). 

 Tsenicenas albitorques, Rchnb. Av. Syst. Nat. p. xxv (1852) ; G. R. 



Gr. Hand-list,n. p. 234, n. 9265 (1870) ; Hein. fyRchmo. Nomencl. 



Mus. Hein. Orn. p. 276 (1890). 

 Palunibus albitorques, Heugl. Syst. Uebers. n. 509 (1856). 

 Stictoenas albitorques, Schley. Mus. P.-B. Columbae, p. 72 (1873). 



Adult male. General plumage bluish slate-colour, back and 

 scapulars with a brownish tinge ; on the nape a white collar, which 

 becomes very narrow in front of the neck and on the sides of the 

 throat ; featbers of the neck lanceolate, glossed with green at the 

 tips ; primary-coverts white, bluish grey at the tips ; many of the 

 upper wing-coverts have black oval spots on the outer webs ; quills 

 brown ; under wing-coverts bluish slate ; tail above brown-black, 

 with a paler ashy bar before the terminal black one ; tail below 

 nearly uniform black, with the ashy bar scarcely perceptible : " iris 

 dull red, approaching violet ; beak black, cere white ; legs pink " 

 (Blanford). Total length 11-5 inches, wing 8-6, tail 4-7, bill 0-8, 

 tarsus 1*1. 



Female. Similar to the male. 



Hub. Abyssinia and Shoa. 



a. Ad. st. Abyssinia. Riippell Coll. 



b. Jad.sk. Senafe", Abyssinia, May (Jesse). Tweeddale Coll. 



c. 2 ad. sk. Sekoondah, Tigre, Abyssinia, W. T. Blanford, Esq. 



March. [C.]. 



d. e. S $ ad. sk. Angollallah, Abyssinia, May, India Museum [P.]. 



June (Harris), 

 f. S ad. sk. Ankober, Abyssinia, Feb. India Museum [P.]. 



(Harris). 

 y. Ad. sk. Sboa (Harris). India Museum [P.], 



11. Columba guinea. 



Triangular-spotted Pigeon, Edw. Birds, i. pi. 75 (1747) (Guinea) ; 

 Lath. Syn. ii. 2, p. 639, n. 32 (1783). 



Columba guineensis, Briss. Orn. i. p. 132 (1760). 



Columba guinea, Linn. 8. N. i. p. 282, n. 16 (1766) (ex Edwards) ; 

 Gm. S. N. i. 2, p. 774, n. 16 (part.) (1788) ; Lath. Ind. Orn. ii. 

 p. 602, n. 35 (part.) (1790) ; Temni. Hist. Nat. Pig. et Gallin. i. 

 pp. 214, 462 (part.) (1813) ; Vieill. N. D. xxv. p. 353 (1818) ; 

 Steph. Gen. Zool. xi. p. 10 (part.) (1819) ; Desm. Diet. Sc. Nat. xl. 

 pp. 327, 428 (part.) (1826) ; Rupp. Neue Wirbelth. p. 67 (Abys- 

 sinia, Sermaar, Kordofan) (1835) ; G. R. Gr. Gen. B. ii. p. 470, n. 9 

 (part.) (1844) ; Rupp. Syst. Uebers. p. 100 (1845) ; Des Murs in 

 Lefebv. Voy. Abyss, p. 139 (1845-50) ; StricM. P. Z. S. 1850, p. 219 

 (Kordofan) ; Vierth. Naumannia, 1852, p. 48 ; Brehm,J.f. 0. 1853, 

 Extr. p. 100 (Blue Nile) ; G. R. Gr. List B. Brit. Mus. Columba;, 

 p. 32 (1856) ; Hartl. Orn. W.-Afr. p. 194 (Senegal, Casamanse, 

 Guinea, Hollas I., Angola) (1857) ; id. P. Z. S. 1863, p. 106 (E. 

 Afr.) ; Sclat. P. Z. S. 1864, p. 113 (Kazek, Moningo) ; Antin. Cat. 

 p. 87 (White Nile) (1864) ; Sclat. P. Z. S. 1869, p. 627 ; Blanf. 

 Geol. # Zool. Abyss, p. 415 (Senafe", Lebka) (1870) ; Gieb. Thes. 



