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Carpophaga (Globicera) OCEANICA. 



Coiumba oceaniea. Less. Voy. de la Coqu. t. 4 1 ; Knip & Prev. t. 24. 

 Globicera oceaniea, Pr. B. Consp. Av. ii. p. 31. 

 Carpophaga oceaniea, G. R. Gray, Gen. of B. ii. p. 468. 

 'Moulousee' or ' Mouleux ' of the natives of the CaroHue Islands. 

 ' Cyep ' of the natives of the Pelew Islands, 

 (^aroline Islands (Oualan) ; Palaos or Pelew Islands. 



Carpophaga (Globicera) rubracera. B.M. 



Carpophaya rubracera, G. R. Gray. 

 Globicera rubricera, Pr. B. Consp. Av. ii. p. 31. 

 Carpophaga lepidu, Cass. 

 New Ireland ; Solomon Islands. 



Carpophaga (Globicera) Wilkesii. 



Carpophaga Wilhesii, Peale, U. S. Expl. Exped. p. 203. pi. 25. 

 Globicera Forsferi, pt., Pr. B. Consp. Av. ii. p. 30. 

 Society Islands (Otaheite, Aurora). 



Note. — Ellis has a representation, in his Icon. ined. 72, of a 

 Pigeon which seems to have the nnder surface entirely of a cinereous 

 colour ; and this colour also extends over the under tail-coverts. The 

 Friendly Islands are given by him as the habitat of this bird. 



Carpophaga (Globicera) aurora. 



Carpophaga aurorce, Peale, U. S. Expl. Exped. p. 201. pi. 24. 

 Globicera aurorce, Pr. B. Consp. Av. ii. p. 32. 

 Society Islands (Aurora or Maitia or Metia Island). 



Carpophaga (Phaenorhina) goliath. B.M. 



Carpophaga {Phaenorhina) goliath, G. R. Gray, Proc. Z. S. 1859, 

 p. 165. pi. 155. 

 Isle of Pines. 



Carpophaga (Serrisius) galeata. 



Serrisius galeatus, Pr. B. Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1856, p. 401. 1. 18. 



Marquesas Islands (Noukahiva). 



Note. — The Coiumba auricularis, Temm. Pig. t. 20, 

 Coiumba Temminckii, Wagl. Syst. Av. Col. sp. 40, 

 Carpophaga 1 auricularis, G. R. Graj-, Gen. of B. ii. p. 469, 

 Craspedoenas auricularis, Reichenb., 

 Rhagorhina auricularis, Glog., 



is said to inhabit some of the islands of the Pacific Ocean ; and 

 others have more particularly given the Friendly Islands as the abode 

 of this bird ; but it is only an artificial ])roduction of some inge- 

 nious bird-preserver. 



