1887.] Cory on the Birds of the West Indies. I If) 



Domingo, p. 132 (1SS5) ; ib. List Bds. W. I. p. 24 (1SS5) ; ib. Ibis. 



1886, p. 473.— Wells. List Bds. Grenada, p. 7 (18S6). 



Coltunba (Geotrygon) montana Bryant, Pr. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. XI, p. 

 96 (1S66) : //;. X, p. J57 (1866). 



Sp. Char. Male: — Above purplish brown, becoming light brown on the 

 wings; throat dull white, becoming pale purple on the breast: belly 

 pale brown, becoming brownish white on the under tail-coverts. 



Female: — Upper parts greenish brown : forehead light brown, the 

 color extending upon the cheeks and sides of the head: breast chest- 

 nut brown. 

 Length, 9.25; wing, 6-, tail, 3.25; tarsus, 1. 

 Habitat. Antilles. 



^ueotrygon martinica (Gmel.J. 



Columba martinica Gmel. Syst. Nat. I, p. 781 (1788). 



Cohimba montana Aun. Orn. Biog. II. p. 382 (1S34). — Nutt. Man. I. 2nd 



ed. p. 756 (1840) (not of Linn. ). 

 Zeuaida montana Bp. Geog. i Comp. List. 1838. 

 Oreopeleia martinicana Reich. Syst. Nat. Av. p. 25 (1851). 

 Geotrygon martinica Bp. Consp. II. p. 74 (1854). — Cab. J. f. O. 1856. p. 



108.— Brewer, Pr. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. VII. p. 307 (i860).— Scl. 



& Salv. Norn. Avium Neotr. p. 134 (1873). — Glndl. J. f. O. 1S74. 



p. 2ij$; ib. Anal. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. VII, p. 347 (187S). — Cory. 



Bds. Bahama I. p. 141 (1SS0); ib. Bds. Haiti & San Domingo, p. 



133 (18S5) ; ib. List Bds. W. I. p. 24 (1SS5).— Coles, Key N. Am. 



Bds. p. 571 (1884). 

 Oreopeleia martinica Baird. Bds. N. Am. p. 607 (1S58J. — Gundl. Repert. 



Fisico-Nat. Cuba. I, p. 299 (1866).— Gray, Handl. Bds. II, p. 242 



(1870).— Bd. Bwr. Si Ridgw. Hist. N. Am. Bds. Ill, p. 393 (1S74). 

 Columba (Geotrygon) martinica Bryant. Pr. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. XI, p. 



96 (1S66). 



Sp. Char. Male: — Above chestnut rufous: crown and neck with metallic 

 reflections of green and purple ; back showing brilliant purple re- 

 flections, becoming less distinct on the rump; a band of white from 

 the base of the lower mandible, under the eye, to the side of the 

 neck, bordered below by a streak of dull purple: underparts showing 

 the breast pale purple, becoming dull white on the throat and abdo- 

 men; primaries bright rufous, becoming darker at the tips ; tail 

 rufous; legs light red; bill red. tip horn color; iris light brown. 



The sexes appear to be similar. 



Length. 10.75: wing. 6; tail 4.25 ; tarsus, 1.05 ; bill. .90. 



Habitat. Bahamas and Antilles. 



Genus Starncenas Bonai-. 

 Stamaenas Bonaparte, Geog. & Comp. List, 41, 1838. 



