88 i Hi i in m.i •. i i M i \ i u, i i ion in i'ii. i. i i 



near the tip. Tliis white, however, leaves the dark ere centic tip intact. In the 

 phylogenic series I should place 8c. mrn as lowest, 8c. squamosa (pi. .'i*i, fig \ 

 coming next above. 



The genu Oeopelia includes 5 An tralian Bpecies. The I species I have studied 

 ', maugei, text lip.. 17, eemi from descriptions to stand at leasl below 0. striata) 

 maj I" arranged in the order <>i their rei pective tages of development as lull" 



(I; Oeopelia tranquilla, with narrow white and black bars running entirely aero 

 the front of the neck, with no median interruption. 



\'j) Oeopelia striata, with bars interrupted in the middle of the neck by ;i median 

 treak i.i pale vinous (thi pecie tand lower than tranquilla in having barred 

 feathei along the ide of the abdomen The two are about equal in rank). 



(3) Oeopelia humeralis, with "" '»"■• mi the front "I tin' neck. 



(I) Oeopelia cuneata, with no bars on front <>l the neck, and bars elsewhere 

 1 1 an im med im<> 'l"i 



\n l. '.', ami :; all agree in the adult in having tin' feathers of the wings and 

 back edged by ;i narrow band of Marl., giving the whole ;i squamated or scale like 

 appearance. 



No. I departs most widely (i really of generic rank), and agree with the earlier 

 membei "I the scries only partially in the juvenile feathers. In the fii I feathers 

 the bars inn aero the mil. in Oeopelia tranquilla, .'il o in striata, though not bo 

 clearly marked. In 0. humeralis the bars are present but not harp, and are inlet 

 rupted hi i In median line, <> that the juvcnal type correspond i" the adult 0. striata. 



Here is a curious scries of i tages plainly standing in the relation I have indicated. 



This group of Australian doves furni hei in omo respects the be I dei istrations 



of recapitulation thai I have thus far ' 1003) >li covered. 



Toininlncl that tho blacl ind while bare alternate i I n ind that there I no middle in tcrrupl f 



n il.. nock, breast, 01 ibdomon dl of which pul till bird bolow Geaptlla Iriula I • < I i i I > thai 



in. ni. /i | i i . i • i i ;, , | In i till would iHirn | I to tho numbor in ... ...,/, >i, /',. and Uymnojmlia Holvadnri 



i' 164 In Bi ■ ' thi nuuiboi ii 14, w liiah corn | I lt.li tl f ol In i >■• "i" lin 



I PLANAT10N 01 I'iaii 86. 



\ A.hili Bcnlcd dove, Scardafellu \quamoaa l od i di l . at 1 1 u Knip and Temminck, i, p. 127, pi 1 1 1 , 

 1808 1818 



I In bird liotild Follow •'■ llghtl) more diffcrentialed on tin ving I pp I llghl 



i i llio tip I ii. I. i i • • dark bi I with lilaul ■ ■ il idorl, p 104.) 



I in l.i " I Iioav) In i "i i' i ii' • lull I . iiiinii.. I. n oris that thin bird hu 14 tiiil-fontliara, 



tho 10 central f equal length, tho 2 lateral Ii Idi in Irougl) 6Uigfit ! idorl i tho tail 



i' 1 1 in i in 12 for both pcoii of Scarilajatla, and I loulitodly rlghl 



i i ii I. 1 1 1 1 Igod ■■• ii i. i Im tvj itii bur of black, i oopl tl loi tail I liloli ire white The 



lirciinl mil Idi i pinkiidi (vinu Imilar in inea il idori phi ' g, foAthore fulntl) 



nn.ti led," reoall ol ■"• iiu .. 



1 'i Holt'c tod feuthci from an adult Scardtifella inca Natural ize Toda del., May 1003 



i i r . 1 1 ' i i 1 1 ii'iii Hi in 



I i. i I i. .in Inwoi I 



'J I'luiii the lido, Ii "r i" nd 



• I ...in III I I'll. ..I 



i i ...... olow '" I 



■ from tin uno level, closer to edgo of wing 1 1 i plain iicatl f bin dnrk and buff alternating 



i. I- ' ' undi i tail 



1 1. I.- "i we mo tin turtli pattern red I to u thin gray i tension of tin Im Phi h il I 1 1 d " i . 



1 1., ii . ...... . . i.uii ... i, i.i.i im , il tin .1 1. 1 ■ 'I|-. 



1 1.. .1 .. I ■ 'I i" terminal ol ibtoriiiinnl u general!} I reduced, replaced in part by 



light ii ii i'ii' in I. rod replaces bluck, etc 



