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Bennett, P. Z. S. 1874, p. 186; Sclat. P. Z. S. 1874, p. 605; 

 W/iitmee, Ibis, 1875, p. 446; Gieb. Thes. Orn. ii. p. 46 (1875); 

 Whitmee, P. Z. S. 1875, p. 495 ; Eyton, Osteol. Ai\ pis. 22, 22 a 

 (1875); Sclat. P. Z. S. L876, p. 462; E. L. Layard, P. Z. S. 

 1876, p. 496; A. Newt. Nature, 1878, pp. 251, 331 ; Searles, ibid. 

 p. 301 ; Nehrk. J. f. O. 1879, p. 408; Deslongch. Ann. Mm. H. 

 N. Caen, i. pp. 53-57 (1880) ; Schmeltz, Ethn. Abt.h. Mas. Godeffr. 

 p. 205 (1881) ; Sclat. List Vert. An. 8th ed. p. 463 (1883) ; Bo'lau, 

 Zool.Gart. 1884, p. 65; Meyer, VogelrSkektt. pp. 42, 43, pi. lv. 

 (1884) ; Sclat. P. Z. S. 1887, p. 482 ("living specimen) ; Trisfr. Cat. 

 Coll. B. p. 46 (1889); Hein. $ Rchnw Nomencl. Mus. Hein. Orn. 

 p. 287(1890); Hartert,Knt. Vbyekamml. $. 1M (1891); Wiglesw. 

 Aves Polynes. p. 57, n. 290 (1891) ; A. Newt. Diet, of Birds, p. 154 

 (1893). 

 Treron strigirostris, Schley. De Dierent. fig. p. 215 (1864). 



Adult male. Head, neck, mantle, chin, throat, and upper breast 

 metallic black-green ; the edges of the feathers of the mantle and of 

 the sides of the lower neck show a greyish tinge ; back, rump, 

 upper tail-coverts, wings, and tail chestnut ; lower breast and 

 abdomen brown-black ; under tail-coverts brown-chestnut ; quills, 

 except the inner secondaries or tertials, brown, underneath greyish 

 brown ; under wing-coverts brown ; base of the tail-feathers blackish 

 brown, especially on the inner webs : bill orange ; base of the under 

 mandible cinnamon-red ; orbital naked skin fleshy red ; feet 

 ochreous red; iris brown. Total length about 12 inches, wing 

 7-5, tail 4, bill 0-87, tarsus 1-4. 



Female. Similar to the male. 



Young. Entirely brown (Finseh &[ Hartlaub), but an immature 

 bird mentioned below has the brown feathers of the upper parts and 

 of the breast with crescentic rufous bands. 



Hah. Samoa Islands — Upolu, Savai, and Tutuila. 



