Columbidse of the Ethiopian Region. 293 



ferred to Peristera, Swains.^ and Leptoptila, Swains.^ I may 

 here mention that Peristera differs from all the African 

 forms in the hind toe not being more than half the length 

 of the middle one. Leptoptila differs from all excepting 

 Tympanistria and Geopeiia in having the first primary 

 sulcated. 



Besides the characters already given for this genus, its 

 members may be readily distinguished from those of Tur- 

 turoena by the back and wings being always brown. 



I shall only recognize three species as belonging to this 

 genus, H. larvata, H. principalis, and H. simplex, being of 

 opinion that H. bronzina (Kiipp.), from N.E. Africa, should 

 not be separated from H. larvata (Temm.) of S. Africa. But 

 I cannot write with any authority upon the species belonging 

 to this genus, having only seen South-African specimens of 

 H. larvata, and consequently, with regard to H. principalis 

 and H. simplex, I have been obliged to quote Dr. Hartlaub's 

 descriptions. 



Key to the Species. 



a. Entire front half of the head white ; breast and under 



tail-coverts rufous 17. larvata. 



b. Forehead not white ; breast and under tail-coverts not 



rufous. 



b^. Under tail-coverts not white 18. principalis. 



c^. Under tail-coverts white 19. simplex. 



17. Haplopelia larvata. 



La Tourterelle a masque blanc, Levaill. Ois. d^Afr. vi. 1808, 

 p 80, pi. 269. 



Columba larvata, Temm. & Knip, Pig.i. 1808-1838, p. 71, 

 pi. 31 ; id. Hist. Pig. et Gall. 1813, pp. 266, 471. 



Peristera larvata, Selby, Nat. Libr. v. 1835, p. 211, pi. 26 

 (very bad) ; Layard, B. S. Afr. 1867, p. 263; Gurney, Ibis, 

 1868, p. 47, Natal; Shelley, Ibis, 1875, p. 84, Durban; 

 Woodward, Zoologist, 1875, p. 4617, Natal; Barratt, Ibis, 

 1876, p. 208, Macomac ; Ayres, tom. cit. p. 433, Lydenburg. 



Columba sylve.^tris, Forst. (nee Vieill.) Descr. An. 1844, 

 p. 52, Cape. 



