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1852, p. 114 ; Woodh. Sitgr. Rep. p. 92 (1853) ; G. R. Gr. List 

 B. Brit. Mm. Colurnbse, p. 34 (1856) ; Newb. Zool. Cat. $ Or. 

 Route, Rep. P. R. R. vi. p. 92 (1857); Baird, B. N. Am. 

 p. 597 (1858) ; Cass. U.S. Expl. Exp., Mamm. # Orn. p. 254 

 (1858); Mat. P. Z. S. 1859, p. 230 (Vancouver Isl.), p. 369; 

 Salv. ty Sclat. Ibis, 1860, p. 276 (Guatemala) ; Coop, cjr Suck. 

 N H. Wash. Terr. p. 217 (1860); Corns, Ibis, 1865, p. 165; id. 

 P. A. N S. 1866, p. 93 (Arizona) ; Broicn, Ibis, 1868, p. 423 

 (Vancouver I.) ; Cooper, Am. Nat. iii. p. 80 (1869) ; Cooper, 

 Orn. Cal. i. p. 506 (1870); Gieb. Thes. Orn. ii. p. 743(1872); 

 Schley. Mas. P.-B. Colurnbse, p. 67 (1873) ; Sclat. 8f Salv. No- 

 mencl. Av. Neotrop. p. 132 (1873); Baird, Brew., fy Ridgw. Hist. 

 N. Am. B. iii. p. 360, pi. 57. f. 2 (1874) ; Coves, B. of the North- 

 west, p. 385 (1874) ; Laur.Mem. Bost. Soc. N. H. ii. p. 304 (1874) ; 

 Sanchez, An. Mas. Nac. Mexico, i. p. 104, p. 486 (1878) ; Sumi- 

 chrast, Naturaleza, v. p. 231, n. 26 (1881) ; Salv. Cat. B. Strickl. 

 Coll. p. 542 (1882) ; Coves, Key N. Am. Birds, p. 565 (1884) ; A. 

 O. U. Code and Check-list Am. B. p. 178, n. 312 (1886) ; F.-Perez, 

 Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. ix. p. 174 (1886) ; Tristr. Cat. Coll. B. p. 37 

 (1889) ; Law. Auk, 1892, p. 43 ; Salv. # Godm. Ibis, 1892, p. 328 

 (Nicaragua) ; Bendire, Life-Mist. N. Am. Birds, p. 122 (1892). 



Golumba monilis, Vig. Zool. Beechey's Voy. p. 26, pi. 10 (1839) ; G. 

 R. Gr. Gen. B. ii. p. 470, n. 14 (1844) ; Rchnb. Syn. Av. Novit. 

 Columbaria;, f. 2481 (1851). 



Peristera ? fasciata, Haiti. Syst. Verz. p. 99 (1844). 



Taenicenas fasciata, Rchnb. Av. Syst. Nat. p. xxv (1852). 



Chlorcenas monilis, Rchnb. Av. Syst. Nat. p. xxv (1852) ; id. Tauben, 

 i. p. 61, t. 227. f. 2481 (1862). 



Cblorcenaa fasciata, Bp. Consp. Av. ii. p. 51 (1854) : id. Compt. 

 Bend, xxxix. p. 1108 (1854), xl. p. 218, n. 141 (1855) ; id. Coup 

 d'ceil Ordre Pig. pp. 24, 56, n. 141 (1855) ; Sclat. P. Z. S. 1856, 

 p. 309, 1858, p. 305 ; Rchnb. Tauben, i. p. 60, t. 223. f. 1255, 

 t. 255. ff. 2865-66 (1862), ii. p. 171 (1862); Sumichr. Mem. Bost. 

 Soc. N. H. i. p. 562 (1869); Duges, Naturaleza, i. p. 141,n. 171 

 (1870) (Mexico) ; G. R. Gr. Hand-list, ii. p. 235, n. 1269 (1870) ; 

 Hein. Sf Rchnw. Nomencl. 3Ius. Hin. Orn. p. 226 (1890). 



Adult male. Head, sides of the neck, throat, and breast purplish 

 violet ; a conspicuous narrow white band or half-collar on the nape ; 

 feathers of the hind neck metallic golden green ; upper back and 

 smaller upper wing-coverts brownish grey ; lower back, rump, and 

 upper tail-coverts, and also the median and greater wing-coverts, 

 bluish grey ; sides pale grey, middle of the abdomen and under 

 tail-coverts white ; quills brown, narrowly margined with whitish, 

 also the greater upper wing-coverts have whitish outer edges ; tail 

 above grey at the base, dusty whitish grey at the tip, where is a 

 broad band, and with a narrow black band across the middle ; 

 tail below paler : bill yellow with black tip ; feet yellow : iris 

 carmiue, edged with gold. Length about 15 inches, wing 8-5, tail 

 5-6, bill 0-6, tarsus 0-94. 



Female. Similar to the male, but somewhat smaller and duller : 

 the head and underparts are less vinous and more reddish ; the 

 nuchal white collar quite distinct as in the male. 



Young. Greyish brown : no nuchal white collar, and with a slight 

 indication of the metallic-green feathers on the nape ; no vinous 



