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554. P. rilfipennis, Collett, Rufous-quilled Rock Pigeon. 



Zool. Soc. Lond., 1898, part iii., plate 28. 

 Similar to P. albipennis. 



Primaries chestnut, black tips and margins ; centres to the 

 feathers of head and neck pale grey ; throat whitish. 

 Hab. : 1. 



GENUS GEOPHAPS. Secondaries very little shorter than primaries (less 



than 1 in.) 



555. G* scrip ta 9 Temm. , Partridge Bronze-wing Pigeon. 



Adult Male. Head, all upper surface, and chest light brown ; 

 throat and cheeks white ; lores and a band from over -eyes to sides 

 of occiput and another under eyes black, also a third band passing 

 under white ear coverts, joining another black band which surrounds 

 throat underneath ; speculum of metallic greenish-purple on greater 

 wing coverts. 



Total length, 12 in. ; wing, 6 in. ; tail, 4 '5 in. 



Female alike, but smaller. 

 Hab. : 2, 3, 6, 7. 



556. G. smithi, Jardine and Selby, Smith Partridge-Pigeon. 



Head and all upper parts brown ; throat white, surrounded with 

 narrow grey band ; white line from nostrils over eyes ; breast pale 

 brown, with only a small grey patch in middle ; upper wing coverts 

 uniform brown ; outer webs of inner greater wing coverts and of 

 tertiaries rich purple. 



Total length, 11 in. ; wing, 5 '3 in. ; tail, 375 in. 

 Hab. : 1, 8. 



GENUS LOPHOPH APS. Head crested ; tail short, nearly even. 



557. L. plumifera, Gld., Plumed Bronze-wing Pigeon. 



Adult Male. General plumage pale cinnamon ; forehead and line 

 on sides of crown grey ; centre of crown and lengthened crest plumes 

 cinnamon ; throat and cheeks white ; chin and gorget black ; on 

 chest a crescent of grey, with black band below ; upper wing coverts 

 and scapularies beautifully rayed with cinnamon ; abdomen, like 

 breast, cinnamon. 



Total length, 8 in. ; wing, 4 '2 in. ; tail, 2 '6 in. 

 Hab. : 1, 7. 



558. L. ferrilginea, Gld., Red Plumed-Pigeon. 



Similar to L. plumifera. 



No grey crescent on chest ; breast and abdomen uniformly cinna- 

 mon coloured (North). 

 Hab. : 8. 



559. L. leilCOgaster, Gld., White-bellied Plumed-Pigeon. 



Similar to above species. 



Abdomen and a band before the grey pectoral band are white. 

 Hab. : 1, 6, 7, 8. 



GENUS OCYPHAPS. Head crested ; tail long and rounded. 



560. O, lophotes, Temm., Crested Pigeon. 



Head, throat, and under part of body fawn-grey, crest a shade 

 darker ; upper part of body, back of neck, and tail brownish-grey ; 

 greater wing coverts bronzy -green, margined with white ; inner ones 

 metallic purple on outer webs. 



Total length, about 12 - 5 in. ; wing, 6 '75 in. ; tail, 6 in. 

 Hab. : 1, 3, 6, 7, 8. 



