MEGALOPREPIA. CARPOPHAGA, 85 



respectively: 1-4 by -Q'); 1-39 by -05, and liavc a small amount of 

 gloss. 



1. Somerset, Cape York, 7th Dec. C. A. Barnard, Esq. [C.j. 



1. Somerset, 6th Jan. C. A. Barnard, Esq. [C.J. 



Megaloprepia puella {Less.). 



Carpophaga puella, 3Iac<iillivray, Voy. ' liaftlesiiaJie,' ii. p. 358 (1852). 

 ^legaloprepia puella, Nehrkoni, J. f. O. 1885, p. 34 ; Salvadori, Cat. 

 Birds B. M. xxi. p. 170 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 63 (189i)). 



The egg of the Pairy Fruit-Pigeon in the Collection measures 

 1*23 by "So, and is without gloss. 



1. Cape York, N. Australia {Capt. Yoy. II. M.S. ' Rattlesnake.' 

 Stajiley). 



Sub-Family CARPOPHAGINiE. 



Genus CARPOPHAGA, Selhy. 



Carpophaga insularis, Blyth. 



(Jarpophaga insularis, Oafes ed. Hume, Nests Sf Eggs Ind. B. ii. p. 367 

 (1890); Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 185 (1893); Sharpe, 

 Hand-l. i. p. 64 (1899). 



The egg of the Nicobar Imperial Pigeon in the Collection 

 measures 1-9 by 1"37, and possesses a small amount of gloss. 



1. Trinkut Island, Nicobars, 17th Ilume Coll. 



March ( W. Davison). 



Carpophaga aenea (Linn.). 



Carpophaga ffinea, Sharpe, P. Z. S 1879, p. 348 ; Leqge, Birds Ceijl. p. 718 

 (1879); Oates ed. Hume, Nests Sf Eggs Ind. "B. ii. p. 366 (1890); 

 Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 190 (189;J) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. 

 p. 64 (1899). 



The eggs of the Green Imperial Pigeon are fairly glossy, and 

 measure from 1'6 to 1*85 in length, and from l-2o to 1"32 in 

 breadth. 



1. Labuan, Borneo. Sir Hugh Low [C.]. 



2. Port Blair, Andamans, 7tli July Hume Coll. 



[R. J. Wimherley). 

 1. Tlioungvin River, Tenasserini, Iliune Coll. 

 19tirMarch (C. T. Bingham). 



Carpophaga rhodinolaema, Sd. 



Carpophaga riiodinolffima, Sclater, Zool. ' Challenger ' Evped. ii. pp. 31, ] 51 

 (1880); Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 196 (1893); Sharpe, 

 Hand-l. i. p. 64 (1899). 



