318 COLUMBID.E. 



I do not quite understand this species. The type in Canou 

 Tristram's collection, and two other specimens from Erromango, 

 which I have seen, scarcely show any difference from not fully 

 adult females of 0. hypcenochroa from New Caledonia ; but there is 

 a specimen from Aneiteum in Tristram's collection which looks fully 

 adult, and which has the general plumage slate-colour, with the 

 edges of the feathers of the upper parts metallic green, with a slight 

 amethyst gloss on the hind neck, and the underparts slate-grey, with 

 a green gloss on thu crop-region, and no rufous-chestnut tinge whatever, 

 so that it has a great resemblance to C. castaneiceps from the Samoa 

 Islands. This specimen is considered by Canon Tristram to be very 

 adult. 



a. Ad. ? sk. Erromango, New Hebrides, Nov. Tweeddale Coll. 



51. Columba castaneiceps. 



Columba castaneiceps, Peale, U.S. Expl. Exp. viii. p. 187, pi. 50 

 (1848) (Upolu); Hartl. Arch. f. Natun;. 1852, pp. 114, 134; id. 

 J. f. O. 1854, p. 169 ; Cass. U.S. Expl. Exp., Birds, p. 252, 

 pi. xxiii. (1858) ; Finsch Sf Hartl. Orn. Centralpol. p. 139(1867); 

 Finsch, J. f. O. 1872, p. 47 ; Whitmee, Ibis, 1875, p. 447 ; Layard, 

 P. Z. S. 1876, p. 496; Finsch, P. Z. S. 1877, p. 737; id. Voy. 

 Challeny., Birds, p. 52 (1881). 



Janthamas castaneiceps, Bp. Consp. Av. ii. p. 45 (1854). 



Janthcenas castaneiceps, Bp. Compt. Bend, xxxix. p. 1105 (1854), xl. 

 p. 218, n. 126 (1855) ; id. Coup d'ceil Ordr. Pig. pp. 21, 56, 

 n. 126 (1855) ; Rchnb. Tauben, i. p. 118 (1862), ii. p. 183, Novit. 

 Suppl. t. vi. f. 68 (1862) ; G. R. Gr. Hand-list, ii. p. 231, n. 9216 

 (1870) ; Schleg. Mus. P.-B. Columbae, p. 77 (1873) ; Tristr. Ibis, 

 1879, pp. 193, 194; Hein. fy Rchnw. Nomencl. Mus. Hein. Orn. 

 p. 282 (1890) ; Wiglesio. Aves Poh/nes. p. 54, n. 275 (1891). 



Columba vitiensis, part., Cass. U.S. Expl. Exp., Birds, p. 251 (young) 

 (1858) ; Finsch 8f Hartl. Orn. Centralpol. p. 138 (part., voung) 

 (1867) ; Finsch, J.f. O. 1872, pp. 32, 46 (Upolu) ; Whitmee. Ibis, 

 1875, p. 442 ; Layard, P. Z. S. 1876, p. 496 (Navigator's Isl.). 



Carpophaga (Janthcenas) castaneiceps, G. R. Gr. List B. Trop. Isl. 

 p. 42 (1859). 



Carpophaga castaneiceps, Gieb. Thes. Orn. i. p. 584 (1872) ; Tristr. 

 Cat. Coll. B. p. 42 (1889). 



Janthsenas vitiensis, Rains, (nee Q. fy G.) Pr. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. ii. 

 p. 140 (1877) (Samoa Isl.). 



Adult male. General plumage slate-grey, both above and under- 

 neath, but the feathers of the upper parts with green metallic 

 edges, which show purple reflections on the neck and crop-region ; 

 upper part of the head dark purple-chestnut ; throat and cheeks 

 white : " iris, narrow eyelids, bill, and feet red" (Graffe). Total 

 length about 14*5 inches, wing 8, tail 5-8. bill - 86, tarsus 1. 



Female. Similar to the male (Finsch). 



Hah. Samoa Islands — Upolu, Manono, Apolima, Savai. 



a. <S ad. sk. Upolu, Samoa (Godeft'roy Mus.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



b. Ad. sk. Samoa (Rev. J. S. Whitmee). Tweeddale Coll. 



