Subfamily PHABINAE. 



The present subfamily contains a group of twelve genera and 

 twenty-two species of small Doves, very terrestrial in their habits 

 and very closely aUied with Calaenas, with which they agree in anatomy 

 and also in having twelve tail-feathers, but they differ in their smaller 

 size and in having no lengthy neck -hackles. They are to be found in 

 Africa and in Asia, in India and the Malay Archipelago, and AustraUa. 



Genus CHALCOPHAPS. 



This genus contains six species of very beautiful small Pigeons 

 or Doves, which are found in India, through Burma and the Malay 

 Archipelago to AustraUa, but of which only one species is fomid within 

 our limits. The upper-plumage of our bird is metallic like that of 

 Calaenas, the tail is of twelve feathers, wings moderate with second 

 and third primaries subequal in length, feet and tarsus bare and the 

 former with slender toes well adapted for running about on the ground. 



