Columbidse of the "Ethiopian Region. 291 



15. TuRTURffiNA MALHERBII. 



Columba malherbii, Verr. Rev. et Mag. Zool. 1851, p. 514, 

 Gaboon; Gray, List Brit. Mus. Coliimb. 1856, p. 30; Hartl. 

 Orn. W.-Afr. 1857, p. 194; Cass. Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc. Phil. 

 1859, p. 143, Camma river; Hartl. J. f. O. 1861, p. 266. 



Turturoena malherbii, Bp. Compt. Rend, xxxix. 1854, 

 p. 1104; id. Consp. Gen. Av. ii. 1857, p. 46. 



Peleioenas malherbii, Reichb. Taub. 1855, p. 54. 



Columba chalcauchenia, Gray, List Brit. Mus. Columb. 



1856, p. 30, Gaboon. 



Turturoena chalcauchia, Bp. Compt. Rend, xliii. 1858, 

 p. 837. 



General colouring — head, neck, and underparts ashy grey ; 

 under tail-coverts sandy brown, under surface of the tail 

 partially washed with that colour; back, wings, and tail 

 blackish slate- colour ; the inner webs of most of the tail- 

 feathers partially washed with a sandy-brown shade; the 

 back half of the head and the back and sides of the neck are 

 brilliantly glossed with metallic amethyst-lilac, throwing off 

 green reflections in certain lights ; similar metallic shades of 

 less intensity extend onto the cheeks, lower throat, crop, and 

 upper portion of the mantle; ''bill leaden grey, with the 

 cere bright yellow, legs yellow^' {Verr.). Total length 

 11'5 inches, culraen 0*65; wing 6'8, tail 4*5, tarsus 0*9. 



Hab. Gaboon. 



The specimen here described is mounted in the British 

 Museum, and was collected in Gaboon, 



This species has only been met with in the district of 

 Gaboon. 



16. TURTURCENA IRIUITORQUES. 



Columba iriditorques, Cass. Pr. Ac. Nat. Sc. Philad. 1856, 

 p. 254, St. Paul's river, Moonda river; Hartl. Orn. W.-A£r. 



1857, p. 2G7; Cass. Pr. Ac. Nat. Sc. Philad. 1859, p. 143; 

 Schl. Mus. P.-B. iv. 1873, p. 69. 



Turturoena, ^^.'^ Bocage, Jorn. Lisb. 1869,^ p. 144, St. 

 Thomas Is. 



Forehead, chin, and throat pale grey, shading into leaden 



