508 PBRTSTEEIDiE. 



1882, p. 197 ; Pelz. Verh. z.-b. Ges. Wien, 1882, p. 511 ; Holub 8f 



Pelz. Beitr. Orn. Siidafr. p. 176 (1882) ; Salv. Cat. B. Strickl. 



Coll. p. 549 (1882) ; Schal. J. f. O. 1883, p. 342 ; Shell. Ibis, 1883, 



p. 323 ; Sclat. List Vert. An. 8th ed. p. 458 (1883) ; Sharpe, 



LayarcVs B. S. Afr. p. 570 (1884) ; Fisch. J. f. O. 1885, p. 119 ; 



Matsch. J. f. 0. 1887, p. 51 ; Shell. Ibis, 1888, p. 303 ; Salvad. 



Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. (2) vi. p. 304 (1888) (Shoa) ; Shell. P. Z. S. 



1889, p. 369 ; Hem. $ Rohnw. Nomencl. Mus. Hem. Orn. p. 285 



(1890) : Hartert, Kat. Vogelsamml. p. 187 (1891); Emin, J.f. O. 



1891, p. 339 ; Rchnw. J. f. O. 1891, p. 373, 1892, p. 15 ; Rend. 



Ibis, 1892, p. 328. 

 Chalcopelia chalcospilos, Bp. Consj>. Av. ii. p. 68 (1854) ; id. Compt. 



Rend. xl. pp. 19, 219, n. 200 (1855) ; id. Coup dceil Ordre Pig. 



pp. 33, 57, n. 200 (1855) ; Kirk, Ibis, 1864, p. 330 (Zambesi) ; 



Sclat. P. Z. S. 1864, p. 113 ; G. R. Gr. Hand-list, ii. p. 244, 



n. 9409 (1870) ; Soma, Mus. Nac. Lisb. Colunibae, p. 18 (1873) : 



Cab. J. f. O. 1878, p. 243 (E. Afr.) ; Shell. P. Z. S. 1881, p. 596 



(Pangaiii and Dar-es-Salaam) ; Sclat. List Vert. An. 8th ed. 



p. 458 (1883); Fischer, Zeitschr.f.g. Orn. 1884, p. 378 ; Rchnw. 



J.f. O. 1889, p. 270. 

 Peristera parallinostigma, Wurtt. Icon. ined. n. 63 ; id. Naumannia, 



1857, p. 434 ; Heugl. J.f O. 1867, p. 301. 

 Chalcopeleia afra, Rchnb. Tauben, i. p. 78, t. 245 b. ff. 3531-32 



(1862), ii. p. 176 (1862). 

 Chalcopeleia chalcospilos, Rchnb. op. cit. i. p. 79, t. 257. ff. 1427-28 



(1862), ii. p. 176 (1862). 

 Turtur afer, Gieb. Thes. Orn. iii. p. 725 (1877). 

 Turtur chalcospilos, Gieb. op. cit. p. 726 (1877). 

 Haplopelia afra, Tristr. Cat. Coll. B. p. 40 (1889). 

 Chalcopelia chalcospila, Hein. 8f Rchnw. Nomencl. Mus. Hein. Orn. 



p. 285 (1890) ; Hartert, Kat. Vogelsamml. p. 187 (1891). 



Adult male. Crown leaden grey, fading into white on the fore- 

 head ; upper parts pale brown ; across the lower part of the back 

 two broad black stripes, and between them a light brown one; 

 upper tail-coverts edged with black at the tip ; chin and middle of 

 the throat whitish ; sides of the head, front and sides of the neck, 

 and breast vinous, fading into white on the abdomen and vent ; 

 under tail-coverts black, except the outer ones which are white ; 

 bastard-wing black ; primary-coverts and quills bright cinnamon, 

 edged on the outer web and tipped with dark brown ; some of the 

 inner median wing-coverts and some of the scapulars have boldly 

 marked steel-blue patches on their outer webs ; some of these 

 patches are more or less metallic green ; axillaries and under wing- 

 coverts bright cinnamon : four central tail-feathers brown, changing 

 into black at the tip, the lateral feathers are grey with a broad 

 black apical band, and are more or less tipped with grey : the outer 

 feathers have the base of the outer webs greyish white : " iris brown ; 

 bill dusky red, with the end yellow ; legs brownish red " (Shelley). 

 Total length about 8-5 inches, wing 4-6, tail 3-5, bill 5-5, tarsus 

 0-7. 



Female. Somewhat smaller ; the metallic spots on the wings 

 golden green ; the vinous colour of the underparts deeper and 

 more extended on the abdomen, so that the underparts appear less 



