tropical islands of the pacific ocean. 37 



Ptilonopus Mari^. B.M. 



Ptilonopus (de Marie), G. R. Gray, Gen. of B. App. p. 23. 



Ptilonopus Perousii, Peale, U. S. Expl. Exped. p. 195. pi. 33. 



Ptilonopus Marice, Jacq. & Pucher. Voy. au Pole Sud, i. p. 115. 

 t. 29. f. 2. 



Columba Kurukuru superba, Homb. & Jacq. Ann. des Sci. N. xvi. 

 p. 316. 



Ptilopus Marice, Pr. B. Consp. Av. ii. p. 22. 



Kurukuru samoensis, Des Murs.. 



' Manu-ma ' of the natives of the Samoan Islands. 



Feejee Islands (Ngau) ; Samoan or Navigators' Islands. 



Ptilonopus coralensis. 



Ptilonopus coralensis, Peale, U. S. Expl. Exped. p. 190. pi. 32. 

 Kurutreron coralensis, Pr. B. Consp. Av. ii. p. 26. 

 Low or Paumotu Islands (Island of Carlshoff, &c.). 



Ptilonopus chalcurus. B.M. 



Ptilonopus chalcurus, G. R. Gray. 

 Cook's Islands (Harvey or Hervey Island). 



Very similar to the Ptilono[ms coralensis, but the front and top 

 of the head shining greyish-purple. 



Ptilonopus roseicapillus. B.M. 



Cohimba roseicapilla. Less. Tr. d'Orn. p. 472. 



Columba purpurata, pt., Wagl. Svst. Av. Col. sp. 30 ; Kittl. Kupf. 

 Vbg. t. 33. f. 2. 



Ptilonopus purpureocinctus, G. R. Gray, Proc. Z. S. 1853, p. 48. 

 pi. 55. 



Ptilojms roseicapillus, Pr. B. Consp. Av. ii. p. 21 ? 



' Totot ' of the natives. 



Ladrone or Marian Islands (Guam). 



? Ptilonopus 1 



Columba purpiirata,Temm. Pig. t. 34; Wagl. Syst. Av.Col. sp.30. 

 Ptilonopus fasci at us, pt., Cass. 



Society Islands (Otaheite, Ulietea) ; Tonga Islands (Tongatabu) (?) ; 

 Ladrone or Marian Islands (Guam) (?). 



Ptilonopus fasciatus. B.M. 



Ptilonopus fasciatus, Peale, U. S. Expl. Exped. p. 193. pi. 31. 

 Kurukuru samoensis, FI. Prev. Zool. de la Venus, p. 247. 

 Ptilopus apicalis, Pr. B. Consp. Av. ii, p. 23. 

 ' Manu-tagi ' of the natives. 

 Samoau or Navigators' Islands. 



Note. — Peale informs us (Expl. Exp. p. 194) that the natives 

 distinguish another species under the name of ' Alanu-rua,' which is 



