104 PEEISTERIDJE. 



Peristera chalcoptera, Baedeker, EierEur. Vog. tab. 67. fig. 14 (1855-63). 



Phaps chalcoptera, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 122 (1865) ; Camp- 

 bell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 48 (1883) ; North, Nests $ Eggs 

 Austr. Birds, p. 273 (1889) ; Salvador!, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 526 

 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 84 (1899). 



The four eggs of the Common Australian Bronze-winged Dove in 

 the Collection are glossy and measure respectively : 1-37 by '97 ; 

 1-35 by -97; 1-4 by 1 ; 1-35 by 1. 



1. Australia. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1. Australia. Gould Coll. 



2. S. Australia. Gould Coll. 



Phaps elegans (Temm. $ Knip). 



Phaps elegans, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 125 (1865) ; Campbell, 

 Nests 8f Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 49 (1883) ; North, Nests fy Eggs Austr. 

 Birds, p. 274 (1889) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 527 (1893) ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 84 (1899). 



The four eggs of the Brush Bronze- winged Dove in the Collection 

 are glossy and measure respectively : 1-35 by *95 ; 1*3 by *95 ; 

 1-28 by -94; 1-36 by -92. 



4. Australia. Gould Coll. 



Genus HISTRIOPHAPS, Salvad. 



Histriophaps histrionica (Gould}. 



Phaps histrionica, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 127 (1865) ; North, 



Nests # Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 274 (1889). 

 Histriophaps histrionica, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 529 (1893) ; 



Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 84 (1899). 



The two eggs of the Harlequin Bronze-winged Dove in the 

 Collection measure respectively : 1*28 by 1 ; 1'23 by '9, and are 

 moderately glossy. 



1. Interior of Australia ( White). Gould Coll, 



1. Australia ( White). Gould Coll. 



Genus GEOPHAPS, Gould. 



Geophaps scripta (Temm.). 



Geophaps scripta, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 130 (1865) ; Camp- 

 bell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 49 (1883) ; North, Nests # Eggs 

 Austr. Birds, p. 275 (1889) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 531 

 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 85 (1899). 



The eggs of the Partridge Bronze-winged Dove are glossy, and 

 measure from 1-12 to 1-27 in length, and from -85 to -93 in 

 bi eadth. 



3. Australia. Gould Coll. 



2. Liverpool Plains, Australia. Gould Coll. 

 1. Laid in confinement (Zoological Zool. Society. 



Gardens, London). 



