27. I1APL0PELIA. 541 



Similar to II. larvata, but smaller; less purple and more greenish 

 on the hind neck and mantle ; also on the middle of the occiput 

 there is a dull greenish lustre; the abdomen and under tail-coverts 

 somewhat darker cinnamon : " iris brown ; bill black ; feet purple- 

 red" (Antinori). Total length about 9 inches, wing 5*1, tail 3 - 7, 

 bill 0'5o, tarsus 1. 



Female. Similar to the male, but a little smaller, and duller in 

 colouring ; greener and less coppery red on the hind neck. 



Hah. Abyssinia and Shoa. 



a. tf ad.sk. Shoa, June (Antinori). Shelley Coll. 



3. Haplopelia johnstoni. 

 Ilaplopelia johnstoni, Shell. Ibis, 1893, p. 28, pi. iii. (Nyassaland). 



Similar to //. larvata, but the back, wings, and tail darker brown, 

 with no olive hue, and with a distinct purple tinge ; the hind part 

 of the head and the hind neck metallic coppery amethystine, with 

 no greenish tinge ; breast also with a strong metallic-coppery 

 amethystine lustre ; abdomen and under tail-coverts of a darker 

 cinnamon than in H. larvata ; under wing-coverts of a pure lead- 

 grey colour. Total length about 11 inches, wing 6, tail 4-4, bill 

 0-62, tarsus 1-18. 



Immature bird. Has the brown of the back and wings with an 

 olive hue ; the feathers of the occiput and hind neck greyish with 

 metallic-green edges ; also the edges of feathers of the crop-region 

 have a metallic-green lustre; some of the secondaries, scapulars, 

 and upper wing-coverts edged with rufous, remains of youth. 



Yomuj. Upper parts brown with rufous bars, except the mantle, 

 which is uniform brown ; underparts rufous, with brown bars on 

 the breast and sides. 



Hab. Melangi Plateau, 6000 feet, Nyassaland. 



a, b, c. Ad., imm., et Melangi Plateau, Oct. H. H. Johnston, Esq. [C.]. 

 juv. sk. (TjP es of species) *. 



4. Haplopelia inomata. 



Haplopelia inomata, Mchnw. AUa. deutsch. Orn. Ges. zu Berlin, 

 Bencht, Febr. Sitz. 1892, p. 6; id. J.f. O. 1892, p. 179 (Came- 

 roon). 



"27". larvata maxima affinis, sed sincipite dilute cano, cervice et 

 colli lateribus sordide rufcscente brunneis, occipite magis cinera- 

 scente, his partibus paullum et inconspicue cupreo-lilacino-micanti- 

 bus, in luce rcflexa cupreo-viridi-resplendentibus ; dorso, alia 

 caudaque obscure rufescente brunneis ; abdomine dilute cinna- 



* This species has a striking resemblance to the still unidentified Columba 

 erythrothorux, Temm. & Knip, Pig. i. fain, trois. p. 15, pi. vii. 



