586 PERISTERID.E. 



Calcenas luzonica, G. R. Gr. List B. Brit. Mus. Colunibae, p. 63 



(1856). 

 Phlogoenas cruenta, Select. P. Z. S. 1861, p. 366, 1863, p. 377 ; 



Gould, B. Asia, vi. pi. 51 (pt. xviii., 1866) ; Sundev. Tentamen, 



p. 100 (1872) ; Hartert, Kat. Vogelsamml. p. 189 (1891). 

 Calcenas (Phlegcenas) cruenta, Mart. J.f. O. 1866, p. 25. 

 Phlogcenas luzonica, Wald. Tr. Zool. Soc. viii. p. 29 note (1872), 



ix. pp. 221, 251 (1875) ; Sharpe, Tr. Linn. Soc., Zool. i. p. 348 



(1876) ; Tweedd. P. Z. S. 1877, p. 700 (Monte Alban) ; id. Orn. 



Works, pp. 133, 384, 412, 525 (1881) ; Wardl. Rams. Tweedd. 



Orn. Works, p. 659 (1881) ; Sato. Cat. B. Strickl. Coll. p. 552 



(1882) ; Steere, List, p. 24, n. 300 (1890) (Luzon). 

 Phlogoenas cruentata, Garrod, P. Z. S. 1873, pp. 468, 639, 1874, 



p. 250; Wagenfiihr,J. f. O. 1876, p. 334 ; Sclat, List Vert. An. 



8th ed. p. 461 (1883) ; Hein. ty Rchnw. Nomencl. Mus. Hein. Orn. 



p. 286 (1890). 

 Phlogcenas cruentatus, Cab. J.f. O. 1875, p. 126. 

 Phaps cruenta, Gieb. Thes. Orn. iii. p. 89 (1877). 



Var. albino.. 



Tourterelle blanche ensanglentee de l'isle de Lucon, Sonner. Voy. 



Nouv. Guin. p. 51, pi. 20 (1776). 

 Columba nivea, Scoj). Del. Flor. et Faun. Insubr. p. 94, n. 91 (1786; 



(ex Sonner.). 

 Sanguine Turtle, Lath, Syn. ii. 2, p. 657, n. 57 (1783). 

 Columba sanguinea, Gm. S. JV. i. 2, p. 785, n. 65 (1788) : Lath. Ind. 



Orn. ii. p. 611, n. 66 (1790) ; Bonn. Tabl. Ene. Meth. p. 250 



(1790) ; Vieill. N. D. xxvi. p. 400 (1818). 

 Columba cruenta, var., Temm. ty Knip, Pig. i. fam. trois. p. 17, pi. 9 



(1808-11) ; Temm. Pig. et Gallin. i. p. 494 (1813) ; Wagl. Syst. 



Av. Columba, sp. 73 (var. a) (1827); Rchnb. Syn. Av. f. 1265 



(1847). 

 Columba cruentata, var., Temm. Pig. et Gallin, i. p. 410 (1813). 

 Goura cruenta, var. j3, Steph. Gen. Zool, xi. p. 128 (1819). 



Adult male. Forehead and crown delicate grey ; occiput, nape, 

 back, scapulars, smaller wing-coverts, and sides of the breast dark 

 grey, with the edges of the feathers metallic purple, changing in 

 some lights into metallic green ; lower back and rump duller ; 

 upper tail-coverts brown slate-colour: cheeks, throat, and breast 

 white, on the middle of the breast a large patch of blood-red, the 

 feathers long, stiff, and decomposed : lower part of the sides of the 

 breast grey ; lower breast white with a pinkish-red tinge ; rest of 

 the underparts buff, almost white on the middle of the abdomen ; 

 median and greater wing-coverts grey at the tip, brown-chestnut at 

 the base, so that on the wing appear three grey bands produced by 

 the tips of the wing-coverts and three chestnut bands produced by 

 the base of the same ; quills reddish brown, with the base of the 

 inner webs cinnamon, like the under wing-coverts ; two middle 

 tail-feathers greyish brown like the upper tail-coverts, the remainder 

 grey, with a subapical black band and lighter grey tips : irides 

 dark brown ; bill blackish brown ; nostrils grey ; tarsi and feet 

 purplish red. Total length about 10 inches, wing 5*75, tail 3*75, 

 bill 0-G6, tarsus 1-4. 



