30 Mr. C. Clmhb on Birds from [Ibis, 



Simons states that he found this bird nesting in trees and 

 that the stomach contained berries. 



No. 3102 ? . El Cabrada, Bolivia, 3600 metres, 19 Sept. 

 1901. " Iris cream-colour; feet purple; bill bluish black ^' 

 (P. 0. Simons). 



I have compared these four examples with the type of the 

 species, which is in the National Collection, and find them 

 to be almost identical. No. 2804 is slightly darker on the 

 under tail-coverts and not so vinous on the neck. 



Columba speciosa. 



Columba speciosa Gmel. Syst. Nat. i. 1789, p. 783: 

 Cayenne ; Tacz. Orn. Per. iii. 1886, p. 231. 



No. 1993. ? imm. Metrara, La Merced, Peru, 700 metres, 

 6 April, 1900. "Found in woods and feeds on palm-fruit " 

 (P. O. Simons). 



Although this species is fairly common over the greater 

 part of South America, the National Collection did not, 

 previously, possess a specimen from Peru. I notice that it 

 is recorded from tw^o localities, viz. Chayavetas, Chamicuros 

 (Bartlett) and Amable Maria (Jelski) by Taczanowski. 



The present example, which is an immature female, is 

 similar to others in the British Museum from various 

 localities. 



Columba albilinea. 



Columba albilinea Bonap. Consp. Av. ii. 1855, p. 51 : New 

 Grenada ; Scl. P. Z. S. 1860, p. 72 : Chillanes, Rio Chimbo 

 Valley ; Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 639 : Ramosani, 

 Bolivia; Berl. & Tacz. P. Z. S. 1884, p. 311: Bugnac ; 

 Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxi. 1893, p. 294 : Sical, Ecuador; 

 Salvad- & Festa, Boll. Mus. Tor. xv. No. 357, 1899, p. 34 : 

 Pun, La Concepcion, Nanegal, Ecuador. 



Chloroenas albilinea Scl. P. Z. S. 1858, p. 556: Matos, 

 Ecuador. 



Nos. 415, 427. S adult. Guallabamba, Riobamba, 

 Ecuador, 3500 metres, 17, 18 Jan. 1899. Native name 

 " Torcasa.^' 



