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iris, and bill greenish yellow; feet rose-pink; nails brown. Length, 240. 

 Two males from Basilan, wing, 123, 116; tail, 85; exposed culmen, 16, 

 15 ; middle toe with claw, 26. 



Adult female. Entirely green, except the under tail-coverts which are 

 green, washed with carmine, and narrowly tipped with yellow. Two 

 females from Basilan measure: Wing, 121, 118; tail, 79, 80; exposed 

 culmen, 16, 14; middle toe with claw, 26, 25. 



Young. Similar to the adult female but with little or no carmine on 

 under tail-coverts. 



"This, the most northern form of the Spilotreron group, is very nearly 

 related to the most southern one, from which it is not easily distinguished. 

 The slight purple tinge of the black occipital spot, on which Dr. Meyer 

 relies to separate the Basilan bird, appears only in certain individuals, 

 but is absent in the majority of specimens. As to the collar of the 

 bird from Banguey, which is described as whitish gray, I do not find that 

 it is different from that of the specimens from other localities." 

 (Salvadori.) 



"The blue spot on the nape on which Meyer relies to separate the 

 Basilan birds is a minus quantity in our five specimens from that island, 

 though they are in breeding plumage. This species is quite common in 

 Sulu and Tawi Tawi, and is sometimes found feeding in isolated trees 

 in open fields. 



"Iris yellow; legs dark pink; feet same color; nails nearly black; bill 

 and eye-wattle light greenish yellow. Length, 230; wing, 121; tail, 81; 

 culmen, 33; middle toe with claw, 29." (Bourns and Worcester JLb'.) 



Subfamily MUSCADIVORINyG. 

 This group includes the largest species of forest pigeons. 



Genera. 



a 1 . Colors above, except head, metallic blue, green, purple, or bronze; or the tail 



at least metallic green above. 

 b 1 . First primary not scooped on inner web ; lower parts uniform in color. 



Muscadivores (p. 42) 

 ft 2 . First primary deeply scooped on inner web. 



c\ No light band on tail Ptilocolpa (p. 45) 



c 2 . Tail crossed by a conspicuous gray band Zonophaps (p. 48) 



a 2 . Colors cream and slate; no metallic colors on any part of plumage, 



Myristicivora (p. 50) 



Genus MUSCADIVOKES Gray, 1855. 



Inner web of first primary very slightly attenuated ; gape deeply cleft : 

 tarsus stout and feathered in front for half its length. Upper parts, 

 except head and neck, metallic blue or green; tail nearly uniform with 

 the back and wings, without a light band; head and lower parts pearl- 

 gray or pale vinaceous-gray. 



