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lirown; outer tail feathers for the most i)art l»]aek, the l)lac]c 

 (le<.'rea.sing in extent towards the middle feathers which are like 

 the hack. 



Total length 175 mm., culmen 13, wing 90, tail 62, tarsus 10. 



Adiot female. Differs from the adult male in being earth-brown 

 above and below, including the head, with a vinous wash on the 

 upper and under tail-coverts as also the median and greater ujn^er 

 wing-coverts. 



Total length 175 mm., culmen 13, wing 87, tail 60, tarsus 15. 



The birds described were obtained on the Abarj River. 



Breeding-season. Unknown in British Guiana. 



I^est. The nesting habits are the same as those of C. passerina 

 (Schomburgk) = C. griseola, antea, p. 42. 



Eggs. Undescribed from British Guiana. 



Range in British Guiana. Tturibisi Kiver, Snpenaam River, 

 Bartica, Bonasika River, Great Falls, Demerara River, Abary 

 River, Anurica River (J\IcConneU collection) ; Quonga, Annai 

 ( Whitehj). 



E.iiralimital Range. Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia. 



Habits. Mr. C. A. Lloyd (Timehri (2) xi. p. 4) observes : — 

 "Another member of the genus Chamcepelia occurs in the colony. 

 C. talpacoti is very common on the Savannah, but we know nothing 

 of its habits.'' 



Regarding this species Schomburgk CReis. Guian. iii. p. 744) 

 states that he met with this Ground-Pigeon near the coast and in 

 the ir^avannas, though never in such large flocks as C. passerina. 

 Near the coast it prefers open slopes devoid of woods. It is found 

 in great numbers associating with C. passerina on the Demerara 

 sand-hills. Its call-note is rather melancholy. The nesting-habils 

 are the same as those of C. passeri7ia= C. griseola, p. 42. 



28. Columbina ruflpennis. 

 Rufous-wing KD GuouMt-Dovi-;. 



Calinnhiiui riifipennis Bonap. Coiisp. Av. ii. p. 79, LSlo (('ailliin^a'iia, 

 Colombia) ; Brabounie & Cluibl), ]3. 8. Aiikt. i. p. IS, no. IM), 

 1912. 



Coliimhiyfilliiui r;//?)>r«H7'* Beebc, Our Sranli for a Wildcnifss, pp. lol, 

 i:J9, :J89, 191U (Georgetown, Hooric Civ.k). 



Adult. General colour above and bcdow vinous, somewhat \Ki\vv 

 on the uudcrparls ; crown of head ash-grey, with da)k spots ou 



