1878.] MR. D. G. ELLIOT ON THE GENUS PTILOPUS. 531 



first primary so greatly attenuated. Front and crown rosy purple, 

 with a very faintly indicated yellow margin, almost obsolete. Occi- 

 put greenish grey. Throat whitish ; neck, upper part of mantle, 

 and breast ashy green. Flanks light green. Centre of abdomen 

 rufous, bounded above by a deep-purple line. Crissum and under 

 tail-coverts bright yellow, the latter orange towards their tips. Back 

 and upper tail-coverts bright green. Scapulars tipped with lilac. 

 Tail bright green, with a broad apical yellow band. Bill greenish 

 with a yellow tip. Feet brown in the skin. Total length 8| inches, 

 wing 5^, tail 3, culmen ^-. 



9. Ptilopus pelewensis. 



Ptilinopus pelewensis, Hartl. & Finsch, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1868, 

 p. 7, 1872, p. 101 ; Graffe, Journ. Mus. Godeffr. 1873, pt. I, 

 pi. 7. fig. 5 ; Finsch, Vog. Palau-Gruppe, Journ. Mus. Godeff. 

 1875, Heft viii. p. 24. 



Uab. Pelew Islands. 



This species, described by Messrs. Hartlaub and Finsch (7. c.) 

 belongs to the second group into which I have divided the green 

 Fruit- Pigeons of the South-Sea Islands, viz. the one with the yellow 

 apical band on the tail. It differs apparently from its relative in 

 the violet spot on the breast- feathers, and in the colouring of the 

 under tail-coverts, and also, as Dr. Finsch writes me, in the large 

 orange vent-spot. It is evidently a very distinct species. In their 

 first description the above-mentioned authors state that the under 

 tail-coverts are white at base, then yellow, with the tips rose-violet. 

 In the Society's 'Proceedings' for 1872, p. 101, they describe these 

 coverts as bright purplish red, with narrow bright orange edgings. 

 From this there would seem to be considerable variation in the hues 

 of these feathers. I have not seen an example of this species. 



Adult. Front and crown rose-violet, margined with yellow ; rest 

 of head and neck pale greenish yellow, feathers of upper part of 

 breast crossed transversely with violet spots, tips greenish yellow. 

 Middle of abdomen deep orange. Crissum yellow. Under tail- 

 coverts white at base, then yellow, with the tips rose-violet. 

 Upper parts light green. Primaries black, tipped and margined 

 on the outer web with light green. Secondaries bright green 

 edged with yellow. Middle rectrices green ; lateral ones black on 

 inner webs, green on outer, all with an apical yellow band. Bill 

 lead-colour, feet flesh-colour. Length 9g", wing 8" 2'", tail 2|", 

 tarsus 10'", bill 6'" (Hartl. and Finsch). 



10. Ptilopus regina. 



Columba purpurata, prem. var., Temm. Pig. et Gall. torn. i. 

 p. 282 (1813) (?). 



Columba purpurata, var. regina, Swains. Zool. Journ. vol. i. (1825) 

 p. 473. 



Columba purpurata, Jard. and Selby, Ulust. Ornith. vol. ii. pi. 

 70 (nee auct.). 



Ptilinopus swainsoni, Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1842, p. 18 ; id. 



