1878.] MR. D. G. ELLIOT ON THE GENUS PTILOPUS. 505 



Temm. Kurutreron possesses oopa, Wagl. (= taitensis, Less.), 

 chrysogaster, Gray, and coralensis, Peale. Omeotreron has batilda 

 (=occipitalis,jnv.), virens (=pectoralis,Wag\.), md/elicice, Hombr. 

 and Jaeq. ( = luteovirens, Hombr. & Jacq., juv.). In Chrysoena 

 is placed luteovirens. Phapitreron is also included in this subfamily, 

 containing the Columba leucotis, Temm., and Ph. amethystina, 

 Bon. ; but these birds have but little in common with those of the 

 genus Ptilopus. 



1858. Gray, 'Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.' 

 Five species are here described for the first time, viz. Pt. prasi- 



norrhous, Pt. iozonus, Pt. aurantiifrons, Pt. coronulatus, and Pt. 

 wallacei. Species 42. 



1859. Gray, * List of Birds of the Tropical Islands of the Pacific 

 Ocean.' 



Nineteen species of the genus Ptilopus are recorded in this catalogue 

 of the species of the Pacific islauds contained in the British Museum. 

 One species is described as distinct — Pt. chalcurus. Species 43. 



1860. Gray, « Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.' 

 Pt. temminckii, Des Murs & Prev., described as Pt. formosus. 



1861. Schlegel, ' Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde.' 

 Pt. insolitus described. Species 44. 



1862. Wallace, ' Proceedings of theZoological Society of London .' 

 Pt. humeralis first described. Species 45. 



1863. Wallace, 'Proceedings of theZoological Society of London.' 

 Pt. albocinctus first named. Species 46. 



1863. Schlegel, 'Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde.' 

 Pt. bernsteini first described. Species 47. 



1868. Hartlaub and Finsch, ' Proceedings of the Zoological 

 Society of London.' 

 Pt. pelewensis described. Species 48. 



1867. Finsch and Hartlaub, ' Fauna Centralpolynesiens.' 

 This standard work on the Central Polynesian avifauna contains all 

 the species of this genus that were known at the time of its publi- 

 cation. Pt. purpuratus, Wagl., ex Tonga Tabou, is called Pt. por- 

 phyraceus, Forst. ; Pt. purpuratus, Temm., is referred to C.forsteri, 

 Desm. ; and the genus Chrysoena is employed for Pt. luteovirens. 

 Drepanoptila holosericea is also retained in the genus Ptilopus. No 

 new species are described. Many of the species given had not been 

 seen by the authors. 



1870. Gray, ' Hand-list of Birds.' 



A list of the known species is here given, without any especial at- 

 tempt to arrange their synonymy being made. The birds figured 

 by Bonaparte on pi. xix. of his ' Iconographie des Pigeons ' are 

 named Pt. bonapartii. Species 49. 



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