Fruit-Pigeons. 143 



Superb Fruit-Pigeon (Ptilopus superbus). 



In the female the upper parts, including the crown and back 

 of neck, are green, but with a blue spot on the occiput ; the blue 

 spots on the scapulars and inner secondaries are less distinct than in 

 the male, and the blue patch near the bend of the wing is wanting ; 

 lower part of throat and breast grey and green without purple at 

 the base of the feathers ; no transverse black band below the breast. 



Black-headed Fruit-Pigeon {Ptilopus melanocephalus). 



The female is smaller than the male ; the throat greyish ; the 

 abdomen broadly streaked longitudinally with ashy greyish ; the 

 feathers edged with yell w fringes ; only the longest of the under 

 tail-coverts crimson, otherwise wholly green. 



Red-crowned Fruit-Pigeon (Alectroenas pulcherrima). 



The sexes are much alike, but the female is perhaps a trifle 

 smaller ; the bill shorter and decidedly broader at base ; the blue- 

 black of the plumage is not quite so lustrous, the blue reflections 

 being less pronounced. 



Pacific Fruit-Pigeon (Globicera pacifica). 



The female is smaller than the male, its bill broader at the base. 

 It is possible that in fully adult birds the roughened knob at the 

 base of the bill may be smaller in the female, but it is difficult 

 to judge without knowing the age of the birds. 



Vinous-throated Fruit-Pigeon (Globicera rufiguld). 



There are no females in the Museum series, but it is probable that 

 the female is smaller than the male, and its bill broader at the base. 



Wharton's Fruit-Pigeon (Carpophaga whartoni). 



The Museum example of the male is preserved in spirit, but it is 

 probable that the female is the smaller bird. 



Red-naped Fruit-Pigeon {Carpophaga paulina). 



The female is smaller than the male, its bill perhaps a trifle longer 

 and more slender ; the under parts are more uniformly coloured. 



Bronze Fruit-Pigeon {Carpophaga arnea). 



The female is smaller than the male, and the plumage of the 

 under parts more uniform in colouring. 



Brown-tailed Fruit-Pigeon (Carpophaga latrans). 



The same note is applicable to this as to the two preceding species, 

 but the sexes in Carpophaga are much alike in general appearance. 



