46 CATALOGUE OF BIRDS FROM NEW GUINEA. 



Ptilinopus viridis, Swains. Zool. Journ. i. p. 473. 

 Iotreron viridis, Pr. B. Consp. Av. ii. p. 24. 

 Hab. New Guinea ; Lobo (Milller). 



Ptilonopus strophium. 



Columba Rivolii, Knip & Prev. t. 1 7 ? 



Ptilonopus Strophium, Gould, Jard. Contr. of Orn. 1850, p. 105. 



Iotreron Rivolii, p., Pr. B. Consp. Av. ii. p. 25. 



a. Louisiade Archipelago. Presented by Mr. Macgillivray. 



b. Louisiade Archipelago. Procured from M. Verreaux. 



Ptilonopus prasinorrhous. 



Ptilonopus prasinorrhous, G. R. Gray, Proc. Z. S. 1858, p. 185. 



Closely allied to Ptilonopus Rivoli, but it is at once distinguished 

 by the vent and under tail-coverts being green, slightly margined 

 on each feather with yellow ; the reddish-purple patch on the abdo- 

 men is connected to the white pectoral band ; bill yellow, and feet 

 red. 



a. Ke Islands. Procured from Mr. Wallace. 



Ptilonopus nanus. 



Columba naina, Temm. PI. Col. 565. 



Ptilonopus naina, G. R. Gray, Gen. of B. ii. p. 467. 



Ptilqpus nanus, Pr. B. 



Iotreron nana, Pr. B. Consp. Av. ii. p. 25. 



Hab. New Guinea ; Lobo (Milller). 



Ptilonopus iozonus. 



Ptilonopus iozonus, G. R. Gray, Proc. Z. S. 1858, p. 186. 



c? . Yellowish green ; bend of wings greyish violet mixed with 

 green ; middle of the abdomen deep orange; vent and under tail- 

 coverts white varied with yellow; greater wing-coverts and tertials 

 bordered with yellow, the latter grey in the middle of each feather ; 

 quills shining deep emerald-green ; under surface of wings slate-co- 

 lour ; tail green with a broad band of grey at the tip, which is 

 white beneath, especially on the inner webs. 



5 . With a patch on the abdomen of an orange-yellow. 



Length 8" 3'" ; wings 4" 9'". 



a. Aru Islands. Procured from Mr. Wallace. 



Most like Ptilonopus nanus. 



Ptilonopus superbus. 



Columba superba, Temm. Pig. t. 33. 



Ptilonopus superbus, Steph. Gen. Zool. xiv. l.p. 279 ; Gould, B. 

 of Austr. v. pi. 57. 



Lamprotreron superba, Bp. Consp. Av. ii. p. 18. 



Hab. New Guinea ; Lobo (Millie)-). 



a. Aru Islands. Procured from Mr. Wallace. 



