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Sp. 1. Pt, purpuratus. ZooL Journ. (Swain.) v. i. p. 473. — Co- 

 lumba purpurata. Steph. v. xi. p. t»6? — Temm. PL Col. 254 ? 

 — Timor. 



Sp. 2. Pt. monaclius. 



Pt. viridis fronte, vertice, regione lorium pectorisque medio azureis, 

 super ciliisyjascia occipite circumdata, mento, gula, crisso, tec- 

 tricibusque itiferioribus caiidce jiavis, rectricibus cinereis, externi 

 apice rnaculd ccendeo-viridi. 



Green Ptilinopus, with the forehead, crown, region of the lores, 

 and middle of the breast azure; the eyebrows, a band sur- 

 rounding the occiput, the chin, throat, vent, and under tail- 

 coverts yellow ; the tail-feathers cinereous ; the lateral ones 

 with a blue-green spot at the tip. 



Columba Monacha. Reimv. — Temm. PL CoL 253. 



Inhabits the Island of Celebes. Length seven 

 inches : the forehead, top of the head, the region of 

 the lores, and the middle of the thoracic region, are 

 covered by feathers of a very beautiful azure tint : a 

 yellow band passes above the eyes and surrounds 

 the occiput : the chin, throat, vent, and under tail- 

 coverts are yellow : the rest of the plumage is fer- 

 ruginous, with a straight border to the edge of the 

 quills : the tail-feathers are ash-coloured on their 

 inner webs, with a deep bluish-green spot towards 

 the tips of the lateral ones, which only appears when 

 the tail is extended : the legs are red. 



Sp. 3. Pt.? porphyreus. 



Pt? capite, collo, pectoreque supremo purpureis ; torque pect or ali 

 alba; nuchd J'ascia transversa rosacea; dorso, alis, rectrici- 

 husque duabus intermediis viridibus ; pectore infimo viridi- 

 nigra; ventre medio, hypochondriisque viridi-cinereis ; crisso 

 fiavo ; rectricibus lateralibus viridibus, apicibus cinerascentibus- 



Ptilinopus ? with the head, neck, and upper breast purple ; a 

 white pectoral collar ; the nape with a rosy transverse bar ; 



