GEOPELIA. — C0LU31BULA. — CHAMJEPKLIA. 101 



The single egg of the Barred-shouldered Dove in the Collection 

 measures 1*17 bj- -8, and is almost glossless. 



1. Lizard Island, N.E. Australia,' Gould Coll, 



Aug. {J. Macyillivraij). 



Geopelia striata (Linn.). 



Columba striata, Thieu. Furtpflanz. yes. Von. p. 60, tab. xi. fig. 10 (IS-lo- 



.'34). 

 Geopelia striata, Kume ii( Dav. Stray Feath. vi. p. 423 (1878) ; Milne- 



Edwanh i^- Gvandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ois. ii. p. 469, pi. 303. 



fig. 10 (1885); Salmdon, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 458 (1893); 



Sharjie, Hand-l. i. p. 80 (1899). 



The single egg of the Barred Ground-Dove in the Collection 

 measures '82 by -G-l, and is slightly glossy. 



1. Tonka Island, Malay Peninsula, Hume Coll. 



4th Feb. ( W. Davison). 



Sub-Family PERISTERIN^E. 

 Genus COLUMBULA, -B/j. 



Columbula picui (Temm.). 



Columbula picui, Scl. Sf Huds. Arc/e7it. Orn. ii. p. 143 (1889) ; Holland, 

 Ibis, 1892, p. 209 ; Salradori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 470 (1893) ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 81 (1899). 



The eggs of the Picui Dove are glossy, and measure from '9 to 

 •97 in length, and from -05 to '7 in breadth. 



5. Argentine Republic, Oct. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.]. 



Genus CHAM^ffiPELIA, Swains. 



ChamaBpelia passerina (Linn.). 



Cbamajpelia passerina, Scl. .y Sah: Ibis, 1859, p. 223; 1860, p. 45; 



Baird, Brewer ^- liidyiv. N. Amer. Birds, iii. p. 389 (1874) ; Cory, 



Birds Bahama Ms. p. 139 (1880) ; Eeid, Bull. U.S. Kat. Mm. 



no. 25, p. 225 (1884); Feilden, Ibis, 1889, p. 490: Sahadori, Cat. 



Birds B. M. xxi. p. 473 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 81 (1899). 

 Chamajpelia trochila, A. !^- E. Newton, Ibis, 1859, p. 253. _ 

 (Columbigallina passerina, Bendire, Life Hist. N. A. Birds, i. p. 148 



(1892). 



The eggs of the American Ground-Dove are highly glossy, and 

 vary from -8 to -95 in length, and from -62 to -67 in breadth. 



8. N. America. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



2. Texas (Smith.f. In.^t.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1. Duefias. Guatemala, 7th March Salviu-Godman Coll. 

 (0. Salvin). 



