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554. P, rufipenilis, Collett, Rufous-quilled Rock Pigeon. 



Zool. Soc. Lond., 1898, part iii., plate 28. 

 Similar to P. albipennis. 



Primaries chestnut, black tips and margins ; centres to the 

 feathers of head and neck pale grey ; throat whitish. 

 Hab. : 1. 



Genus — GEOPH APS. — Secondaries very little shorter than primaries (less 



than I in.) 



555. G. SCripta, Temm. , Partridge Bronze-wing Pigeon. 



Adult Miile. — Head, all upper surface, and chest light brown ; 

 throat and cheeks white ; lores and a band from over eyes to sides 

 of occiput and another under eyes black, also a third band passing 

 under white ear coverts, joining another black band which surrounds 

 throat underneath ; speculum of metallic greenish-purple on greater 

 wing coverts. 



Total length, 12 in. : wing, 6 in. ; tail, 4*5 in. 



Female alike, but smaller. 

 Hab. : 2, 3, 6, 7- 



556. G. Slllithi* Jardine and Selby, Smith Partridge-Pigeon. 



Head and all upper parts brown ; throat white, surrounded with 

 narrow grey band ; white line from nostrils over eyes ; breast pale 

 brown, with only a small grey patch in middle ; upper wing coverts 

 uniform brown ; outer webs of inner greater wing coverts and of 

 tertiaries rich purple. 



Total length, 11 in. ; wing, 5 '3 in. ; tail, 3 "75 in. 

 Hab. : 1, 8. 



Genus — LOPHOPHAPS. — Head crested ; tail short, nearlj^ even. 



557. Li plllHiifera, Gld., Plumed Bronze-wing Pigeon. 



Adult Male. — General plumage pale cinnamon ; forehead and line 

 on sides of crown grey ; centre of crown and lengthened crest plumes 

 cannamou ; throjit and cheeks white ; chin and gorget black ; on 

 etiest a crescent of grey, with black band below ; upper wing coverts 

 and scapularies beautifully rayed with cinnamon ; abdomen, like 

 breast, cinnamon. 



Total lentith, 8 in. ; wing, 4'2 in. ; tail, 2'6 in. 

 Hab.' : 1, 7. 



558. L. ferrilg'inca, Gld., Red Plumed-Pigeon. 



Similar to L. plumifera. 



No grey crescent on chest ; breast and abdomen uniformly cinna- 

 mon coloured (North). 

 Hab. : 8. 



559. L. lencogaster, Gld., White-bellied Plumed-Pigeon. 



Similar to above species. 



Abdomen and a band before the grey pectoral band are white. 

 Hab. : 1, 6, 7, 8. 



Genus — OCYPHAPS. — Head crested ; tail long and rounded. 



560. O. lopllOteS, Temm., Crested Pigeon. 



HtaJ, throat, and inider part of body fawn grey, crest a shade 

 darker ; upper part of body, back of neck, and tail brownish-grey ; 

 greater wing coverts bronzy -green, margined with white ; inner ones 

 metallic purple on outer webs. 



Total length, about 125 in. ; wing, 6'75 in. ; tail, 6 in. 

 Hab. : 1, 3, 6, 7, 8. 



