6. MACBOPYGIA. 335 



t. 252. f. 1 Mil (1862); Wall. J'. Z. 8. 186.3, p. 486; id. Ibis, 1865, 

 p. 391 ; id. J. f. 0. L866, p. 283; G. It. Gr. Hand-list, ii. p. 237, 

 n. 9808 (1870); Wardl Earns. Ibis, 1890, p. 246; Eartert, Kat. 

 Vogel&amml. p. 185 i L891 I. 



Turtur modestus, Sohleg. De Din-cut. p. 206 (1864). 



Haploenas modesta, Hein. $• Rchnw. Nomencl Mus. Hein. Orn. 

 p. 278 (1890). 



Adult male. Slate-colour, with reflections of golden green and 

 lilac on the hind head, nape, mantle, and also all round the neck, 

 although in front less than behind : " iris brick-red, with an inner 

 tinge of yellow ; orbits yellow ; bill and feet black " ( Wallace). 

 Total length about 15 inches, wing S, tail 7*75, bill - 75, tarsus 0-95. 



Female. Similar to the male. 



Hal). Timor. 



a. Ad. ak. Timor. J. B. Jukes, Esq. [P.]. 



b,c,,l. S ad. et E. Timor. Wallace Coll. 



ad. sk. 



e,f. Ad. sk. Timor ( Wallace). Gould Coll. 



6. MACR0PYGIA. 



Type. 



Macropygia, Sw. Class. B. ii. p. 348 (1837) M. phasianella. 



Coccyzura, Hodgs. J. A. S. B. xii. p. 037 (1843) . . M. tusalia. 

 Coccyxura, Hodgs. in Gray's Zool. Mise.-p. 85 (1844). 



Cf. Wardlaw Ramsay, Ibis, 1890, pp. 214-246. 



Range. Oriental and Australian llegions, from Xepal on the 

 north-west to the New Hebrides on the east, and the Australian 

 continent on the south. 



Key to the Species *. 



«. Outer tail-feathers grey, at least on the outer web ; 

 upper parts conspicuously barred. 

 a'. General colour of the upper parts darker, pur- 

 ple-cbeatnut : larger, wing 7 to 7 - 5 inches; 

 tail constantly barred tusalia, p. 338. 



* Macbofyqia? mac itm ka. 



Tourterelle a large queue du Senegal, WAubent. VI. Enl. 329. 



Tourocco, Buff. Hist. Nat. Ois. ii. p. . r >o.'i (Senegal, Adanson) (1771 ). 



Oolumba macerona (errors pro macroura), Mull. S. N. Suppl. p. 134 n 4.'j 

 (1770| (ear PI Enl. 329) ; Cass. Pr. Ac. Nat. 8c. Philad. 1864, p. 243. 



Great-tailed Turtle. Lath 8tm. ii. 2. p. 667, n. 66 ( 1783). 



Ooluraba macroura. Gm. 8. N. i. p. 790, n. 71 (1788); Lath. Ind. Orn. ii. 

 p. 615, n. 76 (1790) ; Bonn. TiM. Enc. Mith. p 255 (1790) : Zl mm. Pi./. 

 et Go . i. pp. 344,485 (1813) (Ceylon); Vo-i'l. N. 1) xxvi. p. .';s,S 

 (1818); Steph. Gen. Zool. ri. p.91 (1819); !> - D t. 8c. Nat. ri. p .-'.77 

 (1826); Wagl. Si/*'. Ac. Columba. sp.37<lS27): >' "'■ Nr. I.:>,r.. /' 

 p. L20 (1 835 1 ; I/ess. Com pi. de Buff.. Ois. viii. p. 67 (1 <'>' I ; id. op eit 

 2nd e'l. p. l'<7 i I8.-1S); \\;,id. />. /.. s. i>72. p. ir/i ; Wardl. Earns Ens 

 L890, p. 216. 



Maoropygia macrnra, (?. /.'. Gr. >•' n. B. ii. p. 471, n. 4 (1844); Bcknh.Sun 

 Av. f. 1399(< c UAuhenton) (1847); Bp. Consp. Av. ii. p. 57(1854); id. 



