294 Capt. G. E. Shelley on the 



Aplopelia larvata, Bp. Compt. Rend. xl. 1855^ p. 18 ; id. 

 Consp. Gen. Av. ii. 1857, p. QQ] Holub & von Pelz. Beitr, 

 Orn. Sudafr. 1882, p. 176. 



Haplopeleia larvata, Reichb. Taub. 1855, p. IQ, pi. 258. 

 fig. 1434^. 



Haplopeleia erythrogastra, Reichb. torn. cit. pp. 77 , 176_, 

 Suppl. pi. 3. fig. 28. 



Leptoptila larvata, Schl. Mus. P.-B. iv. 1873, p. 161. 



From N.E. Africa. ^j n 



Columba bronzina, Riipp. Neue Wirb. 1835, p. 65, pi. 23. ^ 

 fig. 1, Abyssinia; DesMurs in Zelebor's Voy. Abyss. 1845, 

 p. 141. 



Turtur bronzinus, Riipp. Syst. Uebers. 1845, p. 100. 

 Aplopelia bronzina, Bp. Compt. Rend. xl. 1855, p. 18; id. 

 Consp. Gen. Av. ii. 1857, p. QQ ; Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. 1871, 

 p. 844. 



Haplopeleia bronzina, Reiclib. Taub. 1855, p. 77, pi. 258. 

 fig. 1440. 



Haplopeleia chalcea, Finsch in Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. App. 

 1875, p. 171. 



Front half of the head and upper throat white ; the cheeks 

 and ear-coverts vrhite, faintly tinted with vinous ash ; re- 

 mainder of the head and the neck vinous shaded rufous, 

 strongly glossed with metallic shades of green and copper, 

 changing to lilac in certain lights; interscapular region 

 slate- colour, with broad metallic edges to the feathers of 

 green, passing in certain lights into lilac ; remainder of the 

 back, wings, and two centre tail-feathers brown, with a very 

 slight green gloss ; some of the outer primaries with very 

 narrow partial white edges ; remainder of the tail brownish 

 black, with the ends of the feathers deep grey for about one 

 inch, underneath black and ashy white ; under surface of 

 the body rufous, with a vinous shade on the chest, and 

 slightly glossed with the same metallic shades as the neck, 

 and passing into dusky brown on the sides of the body ; under 

 wing-coverts and under surface of the quills dark brown, the 

 latter rather paler towards the basal portion of their inner 



