2. COLUMBA. 295 



Av. Neotrop. p. 132, n. 9 (part.) (1873) ; iid. P. Z. S. 1875, p. 235 

 (Merida), 1879, p. 543 (Autioquia) ; Sclat. List Vert. An. 8th ed. 

 p. 448 (1883) ; Berl. $>• Tacz. P. Z. S. 1884, p. 311 (W. Ecua- 

 dor); Tacz. Orn. Per. iii. p. 232 (1886) ; Salv. Ibis, 1886, p. 173 

 (British Guiana) ; ? Tristr. Cat. Coll. B. p. 37 (1889). 



Chlorcenas albilinea, Bp. Consp. Av. ii. p. 51 (1854) ; id. Compt. 

 Bend, xxxix. p. 1108 (1854), xl. p. 218, n. 142 (1855) ; id. Coup 

 d'teil Ordre Pig. pp. 24, 56, n. 142 (1855) ; id. Compt. Bend, xliii. 

 p. 838 (1866) ; Sclat. P. Z. S. 1855, p. 163 ; Bchnb. Tauben, i. p. 61 

 (1862), ii. p. 171 ; Novit. Suppl. t. ii. ff. 17, 18 (1862) ; Sauna, Mus. 

 Nac. Lisb. Colurubie, p. 14 (Kio Napo) (1873). 



Chlorcenas albilineata, G. B. Gr. Hand-list, ii. p. 235, n.9270 (1870); 

 Hein. <§• Bchmv. Nomencl. Mus. Hein. Orn. p. 276 (part. ?) (1890) 

 (Ecuador, New Granada). 



Columba denisea, Tacz. (nee Temm.) P. Z. S. 1874, p. 555 (Central 

 Peru), 1882, p. 48 (N.E. Peru). 



Columba guayaquilensis, Bidgw. Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. 1888, p. 112 

 (Guayaquil !). 



Adult male. Pileum dark vinous purple ; a whitish band on the 

 nape ; scaly feathers of the hind neck dark metallic green with 

 golden gloss ; back and wings of a slate-colour, with a slight olive- 

 greenish gloss ; rump and iipper tail-coverts lighter, bluish slate ; 

 throat slate-grey, rest of the underparts dark purple-vinous ; sides 

 and under wing-coverts lead-colour; under tail-coverts lead-grey, 

 with a slight vinous tinge ; quills brown-black, the outer primaries 

 with narrow whitish edges ; tail above slate-grey at the base, and 

 dull grey on the apical broad band ; about the middle an obsolete 

 blackish band ; tail paler below than above : " bill and feet yellow ; 

 iris red with an inner whitish ring ; naked skin round the eyes 

 red" (Taczanowski). Length about 15 inches, wing 8*25, tail 5*5, 

 bill 0-75, tarsus 1. 



Female. Most likely similar to the male, only duller, but not 

 without the white nuchal band, as stated by Taczanowski. 



Young. Greyish brown, with a greenish cast on the upper parts ; 

 greyish colour of the underparts with a slight purple tinge ; no white 

 band on the nape below the occiput; a few metallic-green feathers 

 on the hind neck. 



HcJ>. Columbia, British Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 



a,b. rf ad.sk. Roraitna, Brit. Guiana, Aug., Dec. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(//. Wkitely). 



>■,'/. Ad.sk. New Granada. Purchased. 



(Types of species.) 



e. c? ad. sk. Santa Marts, New Granada. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



/. <3 ad. sk. Retiro, Antioquia (Salmon). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



a, h. Ad. sk. Sical, Ecuador (C. Buckley). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



I. Ad.sk. Ecuador {Siggms). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



k, I. Ad.sk. Ramosani, Bolivia (C. Buckley). Salvin-Godman Coll, 



m. .Fuv.sk. Tilotilo, Prov. Yunga. Bolivia Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(C. Buckley). 



a. Skeleton. S. America. Zoological Society's 



Coll. 



