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*+2. CARPOPHAGA AENEA—THE GREEN IMPERIAL PIGEON. 
Carpophaga aenea (Linn.) ; Salvad. t.c., p. 190; Sharpe, t.c., p. 64. 
Widely distributed throughout the submontane and coastal 
distriets of the Malay Penin gula, but not, so far as is known, ascending 
the hills to any ient elevation. It is exclusively a fruit eater and 
usually flies very high, rarely descending to the ground. certain 
times of the year it frequents the coastal creeks to féed on the fruits 
of a species of mangrove, when it becomes much bolder and large bags 
are often made, though it em a quick eye and a heavy charge o 
shot to bring these birds dow 
LOCALITIES IN THE PENINSULA.—Generally distributed along the 
rn coast, including the island of Penang, but not hitherto 
recorded from Pahang or the east coast though it must undoubtedly 
occur there 
GENERAL RawaE.—Southern, Central and Eastern India, through 
Assam to Tenasserim and the Malay Peninsula, eastwards to Cochin 
China, Hainan and the Philippines. The Andamans, Sumatra, Java, 
Borneo and the lesser Sunda Islands as far as Flores 
Maray Name.—Pergam. 
++3. CARPOPHAGA BADIA—COPPER-BACKED IMPERIAL PIGEON. 
Carpophaga badia (Raffles); Salvad. t.c., р. 218; Sharpe, t.e., р. 67. 
Common on the higher hills of the Malay Peninsula but rarely 
seen elsewhere, though at certain times of the year it appen rs to — 
oast. It is by no i 
is a jon, Bestia note, w ich carries a great dmtance and E usually 
egg ; which is regularly oval in shape, measuring about 43 by 32 mm. 
The shell is pice very slighily pitted and somewhat glossy. In 
савай the breeding season appears to be from December to 
ary. 
LOCALITIES IN THE PENINSULA.—Perak: Matang (Wray) ; Larut 
га Кта, Butler) ; Bata ap нәт S Batu Puteh fn y); Telom 
(Ко emi Sen gor: near Klang (Davison), Bukit Kutu Che 
oe ss (Robinson), fects. ang Lebir (Robinson) ; Pal 
Gunong ‘aban, 5-9,000 feet ( Waterstradt) ; Dindings, March (Robin- 
son 
RAL RawaE.—From the Mergui Archipelago (?) southward 
Es x roy - Malay Peninsula to Northern Borneo, Sumatra and 
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