AVES COLUMBID^E. 35 







545, 549 (Rio Negro); Scl. & Salv. Nomencl. Av. Neotr. p. 132 

 (1873: pt.) ; Leyb. Excurs. Pamp. Argent, p. 89 (1873); Durnf. 

 Ibis, 1877, p. 42 (Chupat Valley, breeds), p. 193 (Baradero, April, 

 common) ; 1878, p. 401 (central Patagonia, common resident) ; 

 White, P. Z. S. 1882, p. 626 (Fuerte de Andagala, Catamarca, 

 Sept.) ; Doering, Expl. al Rio Negro, Zool. Aves, p. 55 (1882 : 

 Carhue: Rios Colorado & Negro); Barrows, Auk, I. p. 274 (1884: 

 Concepcion, common resident, breeds in Nov.) ; Gibson, Ibis, 1885, 

 p. 282 ; Burm. An. Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires, III. Part X. p. 245 

 (1888: Northern Patagonia); Scl. & Huds. Argent. Orn. II. p. 

 140 (1889) ; Oust. Miss. Sci. Cap Horn, Oiseaux, p. 328, part 

 (1891); Huds. Idle Days in Patag. pp. 80, 125 (1893); Salvad. 

 Cat. B. Brit. Mus. XXI. p. 273 (1893); Sharpe, Hand-List B. I. p. 

 70 (1899) ; Prich. Thr. Heart Patagonia, p. 158 (1902). 



Columba paciloptera, Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. XXVI. p. 344 (1818: 

 ex Azara); D'Orb. Voy. II. pp. 303, 318 (1844). 



Columba maculipennis, Licht. in Mus. Berol., Bp. Consp. Av. II. p. 55 



(1854). 

 Columba gymnophthalmos, Reichenb. (nee Temm.) Syn. Av. fig. 1268 



(1847)- 

 Pahimbus gymnophthalmos, Reichenb. Av. Syst. Nat. p. xxv (1852). 



Crossophthalmus reichenbachi, Bp. Consp. Av. II. p. 55 (1854). 

 Patagioenas maculosa, Burm. La Plata Reis. II. p. 496 (1861: Mendoza 



Cordova; Tucuman); Frenz. J. f. O. 1891, p. 123 (Cordoba). 

 Picazuros maculosa, Gray, Handl. B. II. p. 235, no. 9267 (1870). 

 Crossophthalmus maculosits, Pelz. Orn. Bras. p. 274 note (1871); Heine 



& Reichen. Nomencl. Mus. Hein. p. 276 (1890). 

 Chloranas fa/lax, Schl. Mus. Pays. Bas. Columbae, p. 80 (1873: Rio 



Negro). 

 Patagcenas maculosa, Carbajal, La Patagonia, Part II. p. 269 (1900). 



GENERAL DESCRIPTION. 



Size. Total length, about 14 inches. 



Wing, from 8.75 to 9.3 inches. 



Tail, 5 inches. 



Bill, from 0.50 to 0.55 inches. 



