278 Capt. G. E. Shelley on the 



" ^ . Head above and neck light cinereous ; back and upper 

 wing-coverts dark lead-colour, every feather edged with light 

 bluish cinereous, giving a squamose or scale-like character to 

 those parts ; rump and upper tail-coverts dark lead-colour, 

 more obscurely edged with bluish ashy ; uuderparts pale 

 vinous, nearly white on the throat and pale ashy on the sides 

 and flanks ; middle of abdomen, tibise, and under tail-coverts 

 white; tail dark lead-colour, nearly black, with one wide 

 transverse band of white across the middle of the feathers ; 

 under wing-coverts dark cinereous ; bill dark greenish at 

 base ; tip of both mandibles yellow ; feet black or horn- 

 colour ; a large naked space round the eye red or dark yellow. 

 Length 13 inches, wing 8, tail 5." [Cassin.) 



Hab. W. Africa. 



I have not been able to examine a specimen of this bird, 

 so have quoted Mr. Gassings original description, taken from 

 a specimen collected by Duchaillu on the Ogobai river, 

 Gaboon. Dr. Hartlaub has kindly informed me that a 

 specimen has recently been obtained in Liberia by Mr. 

 Biittikofer. 



5. COLUMBA GUINEENSIS. 



The Triangular -Spotted Pigeon, Edwards, B. 1847, pi. 75. 



Columba guinea, Linn. S. N. i. 1766, p. 282 (ex Edwards); 

 Riipp. N. W. 1835, p. Q7, Abyssinia, Sennaar, Kordofan; id. 

 Syst. Uebers. 1845, p. 100 ; DesMurs in Lefebv. Voy. Abyss. 

 1845-1850, p. 139; Strickl. P. Z. S. 1850, p. 219, Kordofan; 

 Strickl. & Sclat. Contr. Orn. 1852, p. 246; Viertbaler, Nau- 

 mannia, 1852, p. 48; Brehm, J. f. O. 1853, ext. p. 100, Blue 

 Nile; Hartl. Orn. W.-Afr. 1857, p. 194, Senegal, Casamanse, 

 Guinea, Hollas I., Angola; id. P. Z. S. 1863, p. 106, E. Afr. ; 

 Sclat. P. Z. S. 1864, p. 113, Kazeh, Meningo; Antin. Cat. 

 1864, p. 87, White Nile; Blanf. Geol. & Zool. Abyss. 1870, 

 p. 415, Senafe, Lebka; Antin. & Salvad. Viagg. Bogos, 1873, 

 p. 130, Keren. 



Columba guineensis, Bonn. Enc. Meth. i. 1790, p. 244 ; 

 Einscli & Jesse, Trans. L. S. vii. 1869, p. 288, Abyssinia; 

 Finsch & Hartl. Vog. Ostafr. 1870, p. 539, pt. ; Heugl. Orn. 

 N.O.-Afr. 1871-1875, p. 822, App. p. 168. 



