334 coltjmbidje. 



p. 673 (1875) ; Meyer, Ibis, 1879, p. 137; Guillem. P. Z. S. 1885, 



p. 558 ; Bias. Zeitschr. ges. Orn. iii. p. 308 (1885), iv. pp. 137, 208 



(1886). 

 Turtur manadensis, Schleg. De Dierent. p. 206 (1864). 

 Macropvgia menadensis, Briiggem. Abh. nat. Ver. Brem. v. p. 87 



(1876). 

 ? Turaccena menadensis, var. major, Bias. Zeitschr. ges. Orn. iii. 



pp. 309, 310 (1885). 

 Haplnenas manadensis, Hein. §■ Rchnw. Nomencl. Mus. Hein. Orn. 



p. 278 (1890). 



Adult. Front part of the head, cheeks, and throat white ; occiput, 

 neck, and breast metallic golden green, base of the feathers slate- 

 black; back, wings, tail, abdomen, and under tail-coverts slate- 

 black, the feathers of the back and the wing-coverts with shining 

 dark blue edges : " bill and feet black ; orbits bare, red " ( Wallace), 

 "iris red" (Platen). Total length about 16 inches, wing 8, tail 

 7-4, bill 8-75, tarsus 0-92. 



Female. Similar to the male, only somewhat smaller. 



Young. The nape, instead of being green, has steel-blue and 

 violet reflections ; the feathers of the breast and abdomen have pale 

 brown edgings. 



Hah. Celebes, with the Togian and Sula Islands. 



Specimens from the Sula Islands are smaller. 



a. Ad. st. Celebes (Massena Coll.). E. Wilson, Esq. [P.]. 



b. Ad. sk. Celebes (Leaden Mus.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



c. d. Ad. sk. Celebes ( Wallace). Seebohm Coll. 

 e. Ad. sk. N. Celebes. Wallace Coll. 

 /. Ad. sk. Menado, N. Celebes (Wallace). Gould Coll. 

 g, h. Ad. sk. Menado, N. Celebes. Hume Coll. 



i, k. c? ad. et Makassar. Wallace Coll. 



imm. sk. 



1. Ad. sk. Makassar ( Wallace). Gould Coll. 



to. 3 ad. sk. Makassar ( Wallace). Tweeddale Coll. 



n, o. Ad. et Sula Is. Wallace Coll. 



imm. sk. 



p, q. Ad. sk. Sula Is. ( Wallace). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



r. Ad. sk. Sula Is. ( Wallace). Tweeddale Coll. 



s. 'Skeleton. Menado, N. Celebes. Dr. A. B.Meyer [C.]. 



2. Turaccena modesta. 



Columba modesta, Temm. PI. Col. 552 (livr. 93, 1835) (Timor) ; Less. 

 Compl. de Bvff., Ois. viii. p. 72 (1837) ; id. op. cit. 2nd ed. p. 289 

 (1838) ; Knip $ Prev. Pig. ii. pi. 31 (1838-43) ; S. Mull. Verh. 

 Land- en Volkenk. p. 154 (1839-44). 



Macropygia modesta, G. R. Gr. Gen. B. ii. p. 471, n. 6 (1844); 

 Rchnb. Sijn. Av. f. 1401 (1847) ; G. B. Gr. List B. Brit. Mus. 

 Columbse, p. 40 (1856); Schlep. Mus. P.-B. Columbre, p. 107 

 (1873) (Timor and Wetter); Gieb. Thes. Orn. ii. p. 518 (1875). 



Turaccena modesta, Bp. Consp. Av. ii. p. 59 (1854) ; id. Compt. 

 Rend, xxxix. p. 1112 (1854), xl. p. 219, n. 170 (1855); id. Coup 

 aVa>il Ordre Pig. pp. 28,57, n. 170 (1855) ; Rchnb. Tauhen, i. p. 89, 



