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COLUMBiE. 
C0LUMBIDA2. 
Mr. Wallace’s paper (Ibis, 1865, pp. 366-400) noticed by us last year 
(Zool. Record, ii. pp. 121, 122) is partially translated into German by Dr. E. 
von Martens. J. f. O. 1866, pp. 269-285. 
Columha chlorophcea, Hartl.,” is a new species from Ilha do Principe, Bigbt 
of Benin. H. Dohrn, P. Z. S. 1866, pp. 329, 330 ; J. G. Keiilemans, N. T. D. 
iii. p. 396. 
Columha ocnas is figured. J. Gould, B. Grt. Br. part x. 
Columha lima from tbe Azores bas generally the plumage so dark that the, 
band on the wings is invisible. F. D. 0. Goodman, Ibis, 1866, p. 99. 
Columha turtur (a,d. & juv.) is figured. C. J. Sundevall, Sv. Fogl. pi. Ixx. 
figs. 3, 4 . 
Peristera principalis, Hartl.,” is a new species from Ilha do Principe, 
Bight of Benin. H. Dohrn, 1. c. p. 330 ; J. G. Keulemans, 1. c. p. 396. 
Phaps liistrionica and P. chalcoptera, heads figured. S. Diggles, Orn. 
Austral, part iv. 
Plilogocnas cruenta and Pi crinigera are figured. J. Gould, B. As. part xviii. 
Sphcnocercus sororius and Treron cTiocrohoatis are described as new species 
from Formosa. The first had previously (Ibis, 1866, p. 122) been taken for 
the male of S. formosce. The last is subsequently (p. 406) considered iden- 
tical with the first. R. Swinhoe, Ibis, pp. 311-313. 
Sphcnocercus formosm S ) description of a supposed one. R. Swinhoe, Ibis, 
1866, p. 122i 
Carpophaga perspicillata, Wallace, is proposed to be called C. neglecta, the 
true C. perspicillata, Temminck, being C, temmincld, Wn-Uftce (Zool. Record, 
ii. p. 123). H. Schlegel, N. T. D. iii. p. 344. ' 
Carpophaga magnijica, head figured. S. Diggles, Orn. Austral, part x., 
Plilopus hclvivc7ifpis mA Rhynchocnas schlcgdi, von Rosenberg, Tijdschr. 
Nederl. Indie, 1866, are respectively identified with Peristera rujigula, 
Pucli^eran, and Herdcophaps alhifrons, Gray. H. Schlegel, N. T. D. iii. p. 346.^ 
Ptilopus supej'btfs is figured. S. Diggles, Orn. Austral, part viii. 
Geotrygon reraguensis is a new species from Veragua remarkable for its 
dark colours, w;hich contrast strikingly with the white front and subocular 
stripe, and for its long and robust legs. G. N. Lawrence, Ann. Lyc. New 
York, 1866, pp. . 
Didunculid^. 
Finsch, Otto. Ueber das Jugenkleid und die generiseben 
Kennzeichen des Maiiu-mea [Didiinculus strigirostris, Jar- 
dine). Journ. fiir. Orn. 1866, pp. 37-41. 
The author has exaniined two specimens of this singular form, one of them 
preserved in spirit, and gives very minute descriptions and measurements. 
Its systematic place is next to Treron. 
Pidunculus strigirostris, according to Dr. Graefe, does not live on the 
ground, but on large trees, in company with Ptilinopus marice and Pi ccesa^. 
rinus, and feeds on fresh fruit. A. E. Brehm, J. f. 0. 1866, pp. 388, 389* 
Figured from the living bird lately in the Zoological Gardens (Zool. Record, 
i. p. 87), and skeleton described and figured^ B. Owen, Memoir on the 
Dodo, pis. ih iii. fig. 2i 
