59g Birds of Celebes: Treronidae. 



Tdschr. Dierk. 1866, III, 211, pt. (Celebes, Sula); (Q) id. Mus. P.-B., Coliimbae, 1873, 

 54, 55, pt. (Celebes, Sula); (7) Briigg., Abb. Ver. Bremen 1876, V, 79; (S) Buttik., 

 Zool. Erg. AVeber's Reise in Ost-Ind. 1893, IH, 287. 



b. Osmotreron griseicauda (1) Wald. (nee Gray), Tr. Z. S. 1S72, VIH, 82; (2) Salvad., 



Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. 1875, VH, 670; (3) Lenz, J. f. O. 1877, 376; (4J Meyer, Ibis 

 1879, 134, 146; (5) Legge, B.Ceylon 1880, 729; (6) W. Bias., Ztsclir. ges. Orn. 

 1885, 301; (7) id., Ornis 1888, 611; (VIIIJ Meyer, Abb. v. Vogelskel. 11, 1892,49, 

 pi. CLXXIV. 



c. "Treron sulaensis (Scbleg.)" fide Oust., Nouv. Ai-cb. Mus. (2) YUL, 1885, 291. 



d. Ptilopus griseicauda (1) Rosenb. , Malay. Arcbip. 1878, 275. 



Osmotreron wallacei (I) Salvad., Cat.B.XXI, 1893, 42 pLH; (2) M.&Wg., Abh. Mus. Dresd. 

 1895, Nr. 8, p. 14; (3J iid., ib. 1896, Nr. 2, p. 19; (4) Hart., Nov. Zool. 1896, 163; 

 (5) id., ib. 1897, 165. 



"Pombo idiu", (Green Dove) Malay name, Celebes (Meyer b 4). 



"WunguU", Minahassa, Meyer b 4. 



••Wakian kawang", Malay, Minabassa, Nat. Coll. 



"Wakian laker laker", near Manado, iid. 



"Puni puni'", Tjamba Distr., Platen b 6. 



"Sebut", Tonkean, E. Celebes, Nat. Coll. 



"Bokelan", Peling; "Mnmut", Banggai, iid. 



For further references cf. Salvadori /. 



Figures and descriptions. Salvadori I; Meyer b VIII (skeleton); Wallace a 1, a 2; 

 Legge b 5. 



Adult male. Head above and malar region cinereous, becoming ochraceous apple-green 

 on the ear-coverts, sides of occiput, nape, bind neck, throat and under- 

 parts, darker and greyer on nape and hind neck, yellower on the abdomen, sides 

 of jugulum and throat; chin -whitish; back, scapulars and inner lesser wing- 

 coverts mealy maroon -purple, becoming dark lead-grey on the carpal region; 

 exposed ends and edges of middle wing-coverts citron-yellow, the concealed 

 bases greenish slaty; greater coverts and secondaries black, edged with yellow, 

 most broadly on the coverts, the innermost quills olivaceous green on the outer web; 

 primaries slaty black, -svith a sbght wliitish external seam; rump, upper tail- 

 coverts and the two middle tail-feathers yellow-green (the tail-feathers having a 

 black ground, therefore appearing darker); the other tail-feathers grey, with a 

 blackish band about 3 cm from the tip; thighs yellow-green and white; under tail- 

 coverts dull vinaceous rufous, the shorter ones broadly tipped with whitish; under 

 wing-coverts and quills below slaty, blackish near the shafts, the outermost two 

 or three blackish externally (cf, Kalibangkere , S. Celebes, 25. HE. 78: Platen — 

 C 13234). 



Iris yellow; feet red; claws grey; bill greenish black (Meyer b 4); iris orange- 

 red; feet light cherry-red; bill horn-yellow-grey (Platen b 6). 



Female. Differs from the male in having the back and inner wing-coverts yellow-green Kke 

 the rump, not mealy maroon; the borders of the middle wing-coverts white, of the 

 greater coverts pale yellowish; under tail-coverts white, iiTegularly barred with green 

 and olive-greyish ($, S. Celebes: C 13235). "Iris golden; feet red; bill yellow-green, 

 darker at the base" (P.&F. Sarasin, $ Kema). 



The male in first plumage probably resembles the adult female. (See young male of 

 0. saiigireusis.) 



