436 MR. E. L. LAYARD ON FIJIAN BIRDS. [June 1; 
forehead in December. The eggs are pure white, rather pointed at 
one end; axis 1! 4", diam. 11!". The natives say the two eggs are 
always male and female. Its favourite food, as in others of the 
genus, is the seeds of the Banian; but it will swallow fruits of very 
large dimensions ; I have, in fact, seen hard seeds bigger than nut- 
megs taken from its crop. The young bird and the female are green, 
with the vent-feathers magenta-coloured; the edges also of the 
wing-feathers and secondaries are yellow. It appears to me that 
Drs. Finsch and Hartlaub have figured the young male or a female 
of the next species for the young of this. I have never seen Pt. 
perouset with yellow vent-feathers and a barred tail. Mr. Storck 
writes from the Rewa that the native name is Sanakulu or Kuluvotu. 
‘Feeds on the berries of the Banian tree, the Loxanthus, or rat- 
mistletoe, and the unripe seeds of the Mavu tree (Huphorbia), 
and is more or less gregarious.”” Mr. R. L. Holmes, of Bua, gives 
the native name of the bird as “‘ Bune-solove.” 
PriLinopus FASCIATUS, Peale; F. & H. op. cit. p. 115. 
This beautiful Dove is very abundant in Wakaia, breeding there in 
December. The eggs are pointed at one end, like those of the pre- 
ceding species; axis 1! 4!, diam. 11''. Like them also they nest 
in low trees in the forest, making a rude structure of twigs. The 
voice of this bird is just like that of the Turtledove, and at once 
attracted my attention. My son, too, hearing it on Mang-o (where 
it seems equally common), at once recognized its likeness to the 
voice of Turtledoves at the Cape. It must be local in its distribu- 
tion, none having come from the Rewa; nor did we get it on 
Kandavu ; nor in the course of my visit to Viti Levu or Taviuni did I 
hear of it. 
The female exactly resembles the male, the dark purple spot on the 
stomach being perhaps less prononcée. The birds of this species are 
of a yellow buff colour, and the legs crimson, the bill green. 
CHRYSGNA LUTEOVIRENS(Homb.& Jacq.); F. & H. op. cit. p. 134. 
The “Golden Dove” of the settlers is an inhabitant of the forest- 
covered parts of the island of Ovalau and the Rewa. It is in full 
breeding-plumage during the months of October, November, and 
December, the testes of the male being enormously developed. The 
female and young males are green. Eggs brought to me by the 
natives as belonging to this species are, axis 1! 2'", diam. 1. The 
voice of this bird is a bark, like the short “yap” of a puppy. This 
is peculiar to the three species of the genus found on these islands, 
and at once betrays their presence ; but they are far oftener heard 
than seen, being most difficult to distinguish amid the foliage. The 
iris is yellow buff, the naked space round the eye, the bill, and legs 
being in life of the most brilliant emerald green; this rapidly fades 
after death; tip of the bill yellowish. Like the others, it is capable 
of swallowing very large seeds, but it also feeds on a small purple 
berry ; and its droppings stain a deep black, like ink, and equally 
indelible. On the Rewa it is called “ Bora-bora-tana.”” On Ovalau 
