304 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on Birds 



C. pinon. The birds recorded by Dr. van Oorfc as C. p. 

 rubiensis from Etna Bay are also probably referable to 

 C. pinon, and not to the former. 



Greasy specimens sometimes have the wing - coverts 

 blackish distinctly edged with light grey. A feather taken 

 from a bird in this condition, and placed in benzoline for a 

 few minutes, when dried becomes grey, and the grey edges 

 then become inconspicuous. 



" This was the commonest Fruit-Pigeon on the Mimika, 

 and was often observed in flocks. It frequented the fruit- 

 and berry-bearing trees in numbers and was a conspicuous 

 bird. As it was excellent eating, it formed a very welcome 

 addition to our tinned foods. The call was very similar to 

 that of the Common European Wood-Pigeon." — C. H. B. G. 



*Carpopliaga albigularis. 



Columha albigularis (Bonap.) ; Salvad. Cat. xxi. p. 313 

 (1893); Roths. & Hartert, N. Z. xx. p. 479 (1913). 



A male of this dark Fruit-Pigeon was obtained on the 

 Utakwa at an elevation of 3000 ft. 



Myristicivora spilorrhoa. 



Myristicivora spilorrhoa (Gray) ; Salvad. Cat. xxi. p. 231 

 (1893) ; Ogilvie-Grant, P. & P. p. 295 (1912) ; id. Ibis, 

 1913, p. 105. 



Myristicivora hicolor spilorrJwa van Oort, p. 68 (1909). 



a-f. S $ • Mouth of the Mimika River, 15 (h and 20th 

 Dec' 1910, 14th-24th March, 1911. [Nos. 146,163, G. C. S., 

 & 1154, 1198, 1202, 1261, C.ILB. G.] 



Iris deep rich brown ; orbits slate-blue ; bill blue at the 

 base, pale green at the tip ; feet slate-blue. 



Mr. Goodfellow observed this species breeding in May 

 along the creeks near the mouth of the Mimika River, and 

 says that no fewer than seven nests were found in one tree. 



"This Nutmeg-Pigeon was observed along the coast and 

 sparingly as far inland as Wakatimi. While on the 

 coast, large flocks came every morning and evening to 



