COLUMBA, 39 



Ranye in British Guiana. Takutu Mountains, Mount Korainia, 

 Abary River {McConnell collection) ; Bartica, Quonga {WJiitel^); 

 Georgetown (QuelcJi). 



E.vtralimital Ran<je. North-east Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia. 



Habits. This species was first recorded in British Guiana by 

 Schomburgk, who remarks (Reis. Guian. iii. p. 743) that this 

 bird is little smaller tban C. speciosa and not so pretty. It occurs 

 higher up the mountains. I have found it at an altitude o£ 

 3000 feet. The nest and eggs are like those of other pigeons. 

 ¥/hen the breeding-season is over it is found in large flocks, and 

 is shot in large numbers by the Indians. It contributed largely 

 to our fare during our stay in Pirrara. In July and August its 

 flesh became so bitter tluit we could scarcely eat it, which, 

 according to the natives, wns caused by certain fruits and seeds 

 upon which it fed. The " Macusis "" call it Wakauka and the 

 " Warraus "" Kukukae. 



Mr. Quelch writing of this bird sa^'s : — " This Connnon Pigeon 

 may at times be encountered on the outskirts of Georgetown, and 

 along the sea or river border, or may be seen flying overhead." 



22. Columba albilinea. 



White-nape D Pigeon. 



Cohiniha albilinea Bonap. Consp. Av. ii. p. 51, 1855 (New Granada); 



Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxi. p. 294, 1893 ; Brabourne & Cliubb, 



B. S. Amer. i. p. IG, no. 154, 1902. 

 CoJumha albolineata Gra}'-, Salvin, Ibis, 188G, p. 173 (Ptoraima, GOOOft.). 



Adult male. Back and wings bronze-brown with metallic reflec- 

 tions ; bastard-wing, primary-coverts, and quills dark brown ; 

 lower back, rump, upper tail- coverts, and tail slate-grey, the 

 last paler at the tip, and with a dark subterminal band ; a patch 

 of metallic green on the hind-neck ; a narrow white nuchal collar; 

 crown of head, breast, and abdomen dull vinous, paler on the 

 under tail-coverts ; sides of face, throat, sides of body, axillaries, 

 and under wing-coverts lead-grey. 



Total length 345 mm,, culmen 21, wing 195, tail 113, tarsus 20, 

 middle toe; and claw 41. 



Tho McConnell collection does not possess an exjimple of this 

 species. The description is taken from a specimen in IIk^ I>ritis]i 

 Museum obtained at Mount Horaima, GOOO feet, by 11. W'hitely — 

 Salvin-Godman collection. 



Adult female. Similar to the a<lult male. \Ving P.I J mm. 



lirci'iHiKi-si'dsoii. lTid<n()\vn in l)riii--h (Jiiiana. 



