274 



C'OLU.MBID.i:. 



Columba reiclienbachi, Gieb. Thes. Orn. i. p. 750 (1872). 

 Lepidcenas loricata (part. ?), Schleg. Mus. P.-B. Colunibas, p. 69 



(Paraguay) (1873). 

 Chloroenas fallax, Schleg. Mus. P.-B. Columbse, p. 80 (Mexico ! and 



Rio Negro) (1873) ; Gieb. Thes. Orn. iii. p. 795 (1877). 



Adult male. Head, neck, and whole under surface grey, with a 

 very strong vinaceous tinge : sides of the head and cheeks dark 

 grey, with no vinous tiDge ; feathers of the mantle, scapulars, and 

 upper wing-coverts sooty brown, tipped with white triangular spots, 

 broader and very conspicuous on the latter ; outer greater wing- 

 coverts bluish grey, edged to the tip with white ; back, rump, upper 

 and under tail-coverts plumbeous ; quills greyish black, with narrow 

 whitish edges ; under surface of the wings and sides light plum- 

 beous ; tail plumbeous, with a broad terminal black band : " iris 

 white or light slate " ( White), " grey ; beak grey ; legs red " {A. Peel). 

 Total length about 14 inches, wing 9-3 to 8 - 75, tail 5, bill - 52, 

 tarsus 1-1. 



Hub. Uruguay, Argentina, and Patagonia. 



a. J ad. sk. Cosquin, Cordova, Argentine Pep., Sah'in-Godman Coll. 



June {E. W. White). 



b. S a d. sk. Mendoza, Argentine Rep., Feb. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(Weishaupt). 



c. rf ad. sk. Rio Negro ( W. H. Hudson). Sah'in-Godman Coll. 



d. c? ad. sk. Uruguay, Sept. Alan Peel, Esq. [CI. 



e. Juv. sk. S. America (Massena Coll.). E. Wilson, Esq. [P.], 

 /. Skeleton. S. America. Purchased. 



17. Columba hodgsoni, 



Columba hodgsonii, Vig. P. Z. S. 1832, p. 16 ; G. R. Gr. Gen. B. ii, 

 p. 470, n. 20 (1844) ; Blyth, J. A. S. B. xiv. p. 867 (1845) ; id. 

 Ami. fy Mag. N. H. xix. p. 107 (1847) ; G. B. Gr. Cat. Hodgs. 

 Coll. Br. Mus. p. 122 (1846) ; Rchnb. Syn. Av. Novit. Columbariae, 

 ff. 2578-79 (1851) ; Hodgs. P. Z. S. 1855, p. 126 ; G. R. Gr. List 

 B. Brit. Mus. Columbfe, p. 27 (1856) ; Tytler, Ibi% 1868, p. 202 ; 

 Gieb. Thes. Orn. i. p. .744 (1872) ; Tristr. Cat. Coll. B. p. 37 

 (1889). 



Columba nipalensis, Hodgs. J. A. S. B. v. p. 122 (1836) ; G. R. Gr, 

 Gen. B. h. p. 470, n. 22 (1844). 



Dendrotreron hodgsoni, Hodgs. in Gray's Zool. Misc. p. 85 (1844) ; 

 Rchnb. Av. Syst. Nat. p. xxv (1852) ; Bp. Consp. Av. ii. p. 43 

 (1854) ; id. Compt. Rend. xl. p. 218, n. 118 (1855) ; id. Coup d'ceil 

 Ordr. Pig. p. 56, n. 118 (1855) ; id. Icon. Pig. pi. 61 (1857) ; 

 Rchnb. Tauben, i. p. 52, t. 222. ff. 2578-79 (1862) ; G. R. Gr. Cat. 

 Hodgs. Coll. Br. Mus. 2nd ed. p. 67 (1863) ; id. Hand-list, ii. 

 p. 233, n. 9242 (1870) ; David, N. Arch, du Mus., Bull. vii. Cat. 

 p. 336 (1871); Sicinh. P. Z. S. 1871, p. 397 (Moupin) ; Hume, 

 Nests and Eggs, iii. p. 497 (1873) ; David fy Oust. Ois. Chine, 

 p. 381 (1877) ; Hein. §• Rchmv. Nomencl. Mus. Hein. Orn. p. 276 

 (1890). 



Alsocomus hodgsonii, Blyth, Cat. B. Mus. A. S. B. p. 233, n. 1410 

 (1849) ; Irby, Ibis, 1861, p. 233 (Kumaon) ; Jerd. B. of Ind. iii. 

 p. 463 (1864) ; Hume, Sir. Feath. viii. p. 109 (1879). 



