102 PBEISTEBID^. 



4. St. Croix,W. Indies (A. SfE. Newton). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1. St. Croix, 26th June (^. <^ -B. iV:). SalTin-Godman Coll. 



3. Jamaica. H. B. Hutton, Esq. [P.]. 

 8. Barbados, May. Col. H. W. FeildenTP.]. 



4. Bermuda. Oapt. Savile Reid [P.]. 



Chamsepelia cruziana {d'0%.). 



Cham^pelia cruziana, Scl. P. Z. 8. 1867, p. 989 ; Sakadori, Cat. Birds 

 B. M. xxi. p. 48-3 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 82 (1899). 



The single egg of the Garnet-handed Dove in the Collection 

 measures 1 by -72, and is very glossy. 



1. Peru {H, Whitely). Sal-vin-Godman Coll. 



Genus METRIOPELIA, Bp. 



Metriopelia melanoptera (J/oZ.). 



Metriopelia laelanoptera, Scl. Sr Huds. Argent. Orn. ii. p. 142 (1889) ; 

 James, New List of Chilian Birds, p. 10 (1892) ; Sahndori, Cat. Birds 

 B. M. xxi. p. 497 (1893) ; Sharpe, Sand-l. i. p. 83 (1899). 



The three eggs of the Black-winged Dove in the Collection 

 measure respectively : 1*04 by -83 ; 1"01 by -8 ; 1-08 by "78, and 

 are very glossy. 



2. Central Chile, Nov. Berkeley James CoU. 



1. Central Chile, Nov. Berkeley James Coll. 



Sub-Family PHABIN^E. 



Genus (ENA, Selby. 



(Eua capensis (Lirm..). 



CEna capensis, Sharpens ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 572 (1875-84) ; 

 Cowan, Proc.R.Phys. Soe. Edin. vii. p. 149 (1882) ; Milne- Edwards 

 ^ Ch-andidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ois. ii. p. 465 (1885) ; Salvadori, 

 Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 501 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 83 (1899). 



The eggs of the Long-tailed African Dove are cream-coloured. 

 Two specimens, however, from Madagascar are pale bluish white, 

 of unusually large size and of a pointed oval shape. The authen- 

 ticity of these may be questioned They measure "91 by '64 and 

 •95 by "65 respectively. The other examples in the Collection 

 measure "8 by •&, They have a moderate amount of gloss. 



1. Africa. Old Collection. 



2. S. Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 



1. Soudan, 22nd April. Col. W. Verner [P.]. 



2. Betsileo, Madagascar. Eev. W. Deans Cowan [P.], 



