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male though Hghter and with a yellowish tinge. The back is bronzed 

 olive green as in the female but with a few of the purplish feathers 

 characteristic of the male present on the mantle. The abdomen is 

 near "olive brown" with buffy-brown edges to the feathers. This 

 specimen resembles somewhat the description of a juvenile male 

 from Yap by Hartlaub and Finsch (Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1872, 

 p. 102), but it is unmistakably a female since it was noted to be un- 

 usual at the time and special attention was given to the accurate 

 sexing of the bird. The presence of a second plumage for females 

 of this race is not surprising since Amadon (Amer. Mus. Novit., 

 No. 1237, 1943, p. 20) has described a male type plumage for females 

 of Gallicolumha stairi from Polynesia. 



GALLICOLUMBA XANTHONURA KUBARYI (Finsch) 



Phlegocnas Kubaryi Finsch, Journ. Orn., vol. 28, 1880, p. 292. (Ruck and 

 Ponape, Caroline Islands.) 



McElroy saw six of these birds at Moen Island. All were observed 

 on forested slopes in tall trees. He reports that their habits are very 

 similar to those of the birds in the Marianas. 



GALLICOLUMBA CANIFRONS (Hartlaub and Finsch) 



Phlegocnas canijrons Hartlaub and Finsch, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1872, 

 p. loi. (Palau Islands.) 



Palau Islands (Peleliu Island) : Southeastern Peninsula — i male, 

 I juvenile female, August 29, September i ; Garakayo Island — 2 

 males, September 17, 19. 



This secretive, terrestrial dove was found in jungle areas. Its call, 

 a low moan, announced its presence, although the bird was difficult 

 to see against the ground cover of its environment. It would fly only 

 a few yards when disturbed. Its habits were strikingly different from 

 those of Gallicolumha xanthonura, which our field parties observed 

 at Guam, Rota, and Truk. 



The female collected September i was in postjuvenal molt. Stom- 

 achs contained hard seeds. 



CALOENAS NICOBARICA PELEWENSIS Finsch 



Caloenas nicobarica var. pelewensis Finsch, Journ. Mus. Godeffr., vol. 8, 1875, 

 p. 159 (p. 27 in reprint). (Palau Islands.) 



The Nicobar pigeon was observed on five occasions at Garakayo 

 Island in the Palaus. It apparently preferred the vegetation along 

 high coral cliffs, where it was found perched on the outer limbs of the 

 shrubby trees. 



