COLUMBID^E. 57 



g. TYMPANISTRIA. 



21. PERISTERA TYMPANISTRIA. The tambourine Pigeon. 



Coluraba tympanistria, Temm. Pig. t. 36. 

 Peristera tympanistria, Selby, Nat. Libr. v. p. 205. pi. 23. 

 Peristera (Tympanistria) bicolor, Reichenb. Syst. Av. p. xxv. 

 Tympanistria bicolor, Pr. B. Consp. Gen. Av. ii. p. 67. 

 Levaill. Ois. de VAfr. t. 272. 



a. Male. South Africa. From the South African Museum. 



b. Male ; c. Young. Cape of Good Hope. From Dr. 



Krauss's Collection. 



h. CHALCOPELIA. 



22. PERISTERA AFRA. The Emeraudine Pigeon. 



Columba afra, Linn. S. N. p. 284; PI. Enl. 160. 

 Columba chalcospilos, var. n, Wagl. Syst. Av. Col. sp. 83. 

 Peristera chalcospilos, G. R. Gray, List of Gallince B.M. p. 17- 

 Columba afra, var., Temm. Pig. p. 85. t. 38. 

 Chalcopelia afra, Pr. B. Consp. Gen. Av. ii. p. 67. 



a. Western Africa. From Mr. Kendall's Collection. 

 Var. a. 



Columba chalcospilos, Rupp. 



b. Abyssinia. From Dr. RuppelPs Collection. 



23. PERISTERA CHALCOSPILOS. The bronze-spotted Pigeon. 



Columba chalcospilos, Wagl. Syst. Av. Col. sp. 83. 

 Turtur chalcospilos, Swains. 



Peristera afra, G. R. Gray, List of Gallince B.M. p. 17. 

 Columba afra, Temm. Pig. p. 84. t. 39 (var. on pi.). 

 Chalcopelia chalcospilos, Pr.B. Consp. Gen. Av. ii. p. 68. 



Briss. Orn. i. p. 122. t. 10. f. 1 ? ; LevailL Ois. de VAfr. 

 t. 271. 



a, b. Cape of Good Hope. Presented by A. G. Campbell, 

 Esq. 



c. Cape of Good Hope, young. From Dr. Krauss's Col- 

 lection. 



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