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sides; under wing-coverts and quills showing reddish brown, the 

 latter margined and tipped with dark brown ; middle tail-feathers 

 like the hack, the others dark brown, two outer feathers tipped with 

 white; upper surface of wing showing large spots of bluish purple; 

 bill and feet yellowish, the former becoming dark at the tip. 



The sexes are similar. 



Length, 6.30; wing, 3.30; tail, 2.60; tarsus, .50: bill, .50. 

 Habitat. Bahamas and Antilles. 



Genus Geotrygon Gosse. 

 Geotrygon Gosse. Bds. Jam. p. 316, 1S47. 



Geotrygon cristata (Temm.). 



Columba cristata Temm. Hist. Gen. Pigeons, p. 449 (1S13-15). — Shaw, 

 Gen. Zool. XI. p. 40 (1S19). 



Geotrygon sylvatica Gosse, Bds. Jam. p. 316 (1S47). — Alrrecht, J. f. O. 

 1S62, p. 204. 



Geotrygon cristata Bp. Consp. II, p. 70 (1S54). — March, Pr. Acad. Nat. 

 Sci. Phila. 1SG3, p. 300. — Gray, Handl. Bds. II, p. 243 (1S70). — 

 Scl. & Salv. Nom. Avium Neotr. p. 134 (1S73). — A. & E. New- 

 ton, Handb. Jamaica, p. 114 (1SS1). — Cory, List Bds. W. I. p. 24 

 (18S5). 



Sp. Char. Male: — Forehead black, shading into grayish olive on the 

 top of the head; a malar stripe of pale rufous; breast, sides of the 

 neck, and upper back forming a broad collar of beautiful metallic 

 purple; held in the light it shows bright golden green; back and 

 wing-coverts dark purple, tinged with blue, showing chestnut in 

 some lights; rump dark green; under surface of wings rufous 

 brown; belly slate color; sides and flanks rufous brown; the first 

 six primaries bright rufous, shading into green on the tips and inner 

 webs; secondaries green ; upper surface of tail green. 



Length (skin), 11; wing, 6.75; tail, 4; tarsus, 1.05; bill, .90. 

 Habitat. Jamaica. 



Geotrygon mystacea (Temm.;. 



Columba mystacea Temm. Hist. Gen. Pigeons, p. 473 (1814-15). — Shaw, 

 Gen. Zool. XI, p. 56 (1819).— "Reich. Syst. Av. t. 257, b. f. 3382." 



Geotrygon mystacea Bp. Consp. II, p. 71 (1S54). — Gray, Handl. Bds. II, 

 p. 243 (1870). — Scl. & Salv. Nom. Avium Neotr. p. 134 (1S73). — 

 Lawk. Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. I, p. 4S7 (1878).— Scl. P. Z. S. 1S79, 

 p. 765.— Allen, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club. V, p. 169 (1SS0).— Cory, 

 List Bds. W. I. p. 24 (18S5) 5 ib. Ibis. 1SS6. p. 475. 



