collected in Dutch Neio Guinea. 301 



magenta, and is darker than any other in the series ; it is 

 probably an old bird. 



" This Purple-breasted Fruit-Pigeon was a very common 

 species, especially so in the middle belt of country below the 

 foot-hills. Around Parimau its call of ' coo-uk-coo ' could 

 be heard everywhere, the middle syllable rendering it easily 

 recognisable from that of any other Pigeon. It was by no 

 means a wild bird. On one occasion I came across the nest, 

 a mere platform of sticks, containing one egg, but, as it was 

 placed rather high up on some very slender twigs, I was 

 imable to secure it. The sitting bird was very tame, and 

 would not leave the nest till the branch was shaken." — 

 C. H. B. G. , 



Carpophaga zoese. 



Carpopliaga zoece (Lesson); Salvad. Cat. xxi. p. 204 

 (1893) ; van Oort, p. && (1909) ; Roths. & Hartert, N. Z. 

 XX. p. 478 (1913). 



a, 5. S- Upper Mimika Eiver, 12th Feb. & 29th March, 

 1910. [Nos. 1058, 1109, G. C. S.] 



c-e. ^ . Parimau, Mimika River, 13th Sept.-21st Dec. 

 1910. [Nos. 185, 196, 790, C. 11. B. G.'] 



/, g. S ^' Wataikwa River, 8th & 26th Oct. 1910. 

 [Nos. 1327, 1439, G. C. S.'\ 



li-l. S ? • Canoe Camp, Setakwa River, 11th Nov.-20th 

 Dec. 1912. [C.B.K.'] 



Iris white or buif, or with the inner ring white and the 

 outer black; orbital skin lake ; bill black ; feet dull crimson 

 to magenta. 



" This Fruit-Pigeon was a tolerably common species and 

 frequented the larger trees. Many were shot, but the fall 

 from a great height knocked out bunches of feathers, 

 rendering them quite useless for preservation/' — C.H.B.G. 



Carpophaga rufiventris. 



Carpophaga rufiventris Salvad.; id. Cat. xxi. p. 212 (1893). 

 Carpophaga rufigaster (Quo}^ & Gaim.) ; van Oort, p. 67 

 (1909) ; Roths. & Hartei-t, N. Z. xx. p. 478 (1913). 



