104 PEEISTERID^. 



Peristera chalcoTpteYa, BaeckJcer, EierEur. Viig. tab. 67. fig. 14 (1855-63). 



Phaps chalcoptera, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 122 (1865) ; Camp- 

 bell, Nests 8f Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 48 (1883) ; North, Nests Sf Eggs 

 Austr. Birds, p. 273 (1889) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 526 

 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 84 (1899). 



The four eggs of the Common Australian Bronze-winged Dove in 

 the Collection are glossy and measure respectively: 1'37 by "97; 

 1-35 by -97; 1-4 by 1 ; 1-35 by 1. 



1. Australia. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1. Australia. Gould Coll. 



2. S. Australia. Gould Coll. 



Phaps elegans (Temm. &f Knip). 



Phaps elegans, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 125 (I860) ; Campbell, 

 Nests i!y Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 49 (1883) ; North, Nests ^- Eggs Austr. 

 Birds, p. 274 (1889) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 527 (1893) ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 84 (1899). 



The four eggs of the Brush Bronze- winged Dove in the Collection 

 are glossy and measure respectively : 1'35 by -95 ; 1'3 by -95 ; 

 1-28 by -94; 1-36 by -92. 



4. Australia. Gould Coll. 



Genus HISTRIOPHAPS, Salvad. 



Histriophaps histrionica {Gould). 



Phaps histrionica, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 127 (18G5) ; North, 



Nests S,- Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 274 (1889). 

 Histriophaps histrionica, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 529 (1893) ; 



Shar2)e, Hand-l. i. p. 84 (1899). 



The two eggs of the Harlequin Bronze-winged Dove in the 

 Collection measure respectively: 1-28 bj- 1; 1*23 by "9, and are 

 moderately glossy. 



1. Interior of Australia ( White). Gould Coll. 



1. Austraha ( White). Gould Coll. 



Genus GEOPHAPS, Gould. 



Geophaps scripta (Temm.). 



Geophaps scripta, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 130 (1865) ; Camp- 

 bell, Nests S,- Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 49 (1883) ; North, Nests S,- Eggs 

 Austr. Birds, p. 275 (1889) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 531 

 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 85 (1899). 



The eggs of the Partridge Bronze-winged Dove are glossy, and 

 measure from 1-12 to 1-27 in length, and from -85 to "93 in 

 bi eadth. 



3. Australia. _ Gould Coll. 



2. Liverpool Plains, Australia. Gould Coll. 

 1. Laid in confinement (Zoological Zool. Society. 



Gardens, London). 



