332 COLUMBID.E. 



Peleioenas malherbii, Rchnb. Tauben, i. p. 54 (1862), ii. p. 168 



(1862). 

 Peleccenas (errore) malherbii, Hart!. J.f O. 1861, p. 266. 

 Columba ?, Keulem. N. T. D. iii. p. 395 (1866) (Prince's 



Island). 

 Columba chlorophrea, Hartl. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 329 (Prince's Island) 



(tvpe examined) ; G. R. Gr. Hand-list, ii. p. 232, n. 9240 (1870) ; 



Shell. Ibis, 1883, p. 273 (var. of C. livia !). 

 Turturcena, sp. ?, Socage, Jorn. Ac. IAsb. 1869, p. 144 (St. Thomas' 



Island); id. J.f. O. 1876, p. 315 (St. Thome") ; Sousa, Jorn. Ac. 



Lisb. xii. p. 153 (1888). 

 Turturcena chlorophsea, Socage, I. c. p. 338 (1869) ; Sousa, Mus. 



Nac. Lisb. Oolumbae, p. 12 (1873). 

 Turturcena malherbii, G. E. Gr. Hand-list, ii. p. 234, n. 9254 (1870) ; 



Shell. Ibis, 1883, p. 291 (syn. emend.) ; Socage, Jorn. Ac. Lisb. 



xii. p. 81 (1887) (St. Thom'e), pp. 213, 232 (1888). 

 Turtur chlorophanis, Gieb. Thes. Orn. iii. p. 720 (1877). 

 Turturcena iriditorques, part., Shell. Ibis, 1883, p. 291 (St. Thomas 



only). 

 Columba iriditorques, Sousa (nee Cass.), Jorn. Lisb. xii. pp. 153, 158 



(St. Thome) (1888). 



The adult male is unknown to me ; the one described as such by 

 Bonaparte turns out to be a specimen of T. iriditorques. 



Adidt female. Upper parts, or back, wings, and tail, slate-black 

 with metallic-green lustre ; forehead, throat, and underparts lead- 

 grey ; crown, occiput, hind neck, and also the sides of the neck 

 metallic green with amethyst reflections, also the cheeks and the 

 crop-reg ; on with golden amethyst reflections; under tail-coverts 

 ochreous rufous ; quills and tail slate-colour, the latter with an ochre- 

 ous tinge underneath, especially on the inner web of the feathers ; 

 under wing-coverts slate-colour : " iris pale grey, bill grey, legs red " 

 (Keuhmans). Total length about 11 inches, wing 7, tail 4-5, 

 bill 0-7, tarsus 0-9. 



The type of C. chlorophcea *, a female, is similar to the bird 

 described above as adult female, but has the amethyst colour on the 

 neck not so bright, and entirely absent on the cheeks. 



Young (?). Similar to the adult female, but has a slight ochreous 

 tinge on the grey of the underparts. 



Hub. Prince Island and St. Thomas Island. 



a. Ad. sk. [Gaboon.] Yerreaux Coll. 



(Probable tvpe of species.) 



b. 2 ad. sk. St. Thomas (F. Newton). Prof. Bocage [P.]. 



* I have to thank Dr. Hartlaub and the authorities of the Stettin Museum 

 for the loan of this specimen. 



