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INHABITING THE PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO. 
Myristictvora, Reichenbach. 
143. MyRISTICIVORA BICOLOR. 
Le Pigeon blane mangeur de Muscade de la Nouvelle Guinée, Sonnerat, Voy. Nouv. Guin. p. 169, 
pl. 103. 
Columba bicolor, Scopoli', Del. Fl. Faun. Insubr. ii. p. 94, no. 97 (1786), ex Sonn.; Cassin, Un. 
St. Expl. Exped. 2nd ed. p. 265, pl. 28, ¢ adult. 
Columba alba, Gm. 8. N. i. p. 780, no. 58 (1788), ex Sonn. 
Columba littoralis, Temm. Knip. i. pt. 2, p. 15, pl. 7, “ Java, New Guinea” (1811) ; Pig. et Gallin. 
i. pp. 99, 448 (1813). 
Carpophaga casta, Peale, Un. St. Expl. Exped. Ist ed. Zool. p. 204, “ Sooloo Islands” (1848) ; 
Hartlaub, Archiv f. Naturgesch. xiii. Jahrgang, i. p. 116. 
Hab. Negros, March (Meyer). 
The example above referred to, a male (fide Meyer), in no way differs from an 
authentic New-Guinea individual. It possesses fourteen rectrices. Several examples 
collected near Malacca by Mr. Maingay’ are also not to be distinguished, and all 
possess fourteen rectrices. A large series of this species, as well as of M. luctuosa, was 
sent from Celebes by Dr. Meyer; but unfortunately no exact localities were given. 
This Pigeon appears to extend from the Andamans and Java to New Guinea, timing its 
migrations according to the ripening of the various fruits it feeds on’. 
HemipHaca, Bonaparte. 
144. * HemMIPHaGA POLIOCEPHALA. 
Carpophaga poliocephala, G. R. Gray, List Birds Brit. Mus. Gallina, iii. p. 6, “ Philippines” (1844), 
descr. nulla; Gray & Mitch. Genera, il. p. 469, pl. 119; List Birds Brit. Mus. Columée, p. 22, 
no. 22 (1856) ; Hand-list, no. 9223; Hartl. J. f. O. 1855, p. 91 (descr. princeps) ; Schlegel, 
Mus. Pays-Bas, Columbe, p. 92. 
Hemiphaga poliocephala (G. R. Gray), Bp. Compt. Rend. xxxix. p. 1077 (1854) ; Consp. ii. p. 39 
(1857). 
Hab. Philippines (Cuming); Luzon (Hartlaub, Gevers). 
This Pigeon is a representative form of H. forsteni, ex Celebes. 
* Conf. Cassin (J. c.) on Seopoli’s title. 
* Mr. Maingay, in his MS. notes on this species, states that it is never found on the mainland of the 
Malaccan peninsula. It arrives at the Water Islands, nine miles from Malacca, about the beginning or middle of 
July, is abundant towards the latter end of August, and departs towards the end of September. Captain 
Pinwill observed a flock pass over Pinang in July, but adds that they are not found on that island. 
* On the range of MW. bicolor, cf. Schlegel, Neder. Tijdschr. iii. p. 205. 
