62 Mr. Charles Chubb on the 



out (Abhandl. Akad. Miinchen, xxii. p. 696), is Columbina 

 strepitans Spix, Av. Bras. ii. p. 57 (1825 : Piauhy, N.E. 

 Brazil). 



It is similar to C. picui, but is distinguished by its very 

 pale uniform grey upper surface, with scarcely any brown 

 tint, by the steel-green bar on the wing, and by the fact 

 that the two outer tail-feathers are white with no greyish 

 margin, this being only faintly indicated on the third feather. 



Total length 7'5 inches ; culmen 0'6 ; wing 3'4 ; tail 3*3 ; 

 tarsus 6. 



9. Cham.epelia talpacoti. 



Paloma roxiza Azara, Apunt. iii. p. 20. no. cccxxiii. 

 (1805). 



Columba talpacoti Temm. Pig. i. fam. 3, p. 22, pi. 12 

 (1808-11) ; Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xxvi. p. 385 (1818), 

 ex Azara. 



Chameepelia talpacoti Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxi. 

 p. 485. 



Columbigallina talpacoti Ihering, Revista Mus. Paulista, 

 vi. p. 341. 



a. ? imm. Sapucay, May 1903. Bill of a horn-colour ; 

 feet of a pinky flesh-colour ; iris dark orange. 



b. ? ad. Sapucay, August 1904. Iris buff. 



c. d. S a d. Sapucay, August 1904. Bill black; feet 

 reddish pink ; iris red in one specimen and white in the other. 



Mr. Foster sends us eleven eggs of this species. They 

 are pure white without any gloss, and were obtained during 

 the months of November, December, January, and February. 

 The measurements are: axis 0'9 to 1*0 inch; diameter 

 0*65 to 0-75. 



In the adult female, as determined by Mr. Foster, the 

 plumage is browner than in the adult male, being vinous 

 only on the lower back and rump. The general tone on 

 the under surface in the female is ashy grey, washed with 

 sandy brown on the throat and chest, the chin and lower 

 abdomen being white; the under tail-coverts are chestnut 

 with hoary-white edges, as observed by Count Salvadori. 



