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Birds of Celebes: Treronidae. 
The type of this species was sent from Talaiit among a number of specimens 
of C. concinna. We at first described it as intermediate between C. concinna and 
geelvinkiana, but we now consider that its affinities are more with C. aenea. which 
ranges from India to tbe Philippines, Borneo and Flores, varying somewhat 
locally (cf. Salvad,, Cat. B. 1893, XXI, 193). With this species it agrees in the 
feathering of the base of the bill, but differs in the points described, which 
make it too distinct a bird to allow it to be viewed simply as a local race. 
267. OARPOPHAGA ROSACEA (Temm.). 
Vinous-headed Imperial Pigeon. 
a. Columba rosacea (I) Temm., PI. Col. 578 (1835); ^71; Prev. & Knip, Pigeons n, 
1838—43, pi. 34. 
Carpophaga rosacea (1) Gray, List Gallinae Brit. Mus. 1844, 6; (2) Wallace, P. Z. S. 1863, 
486; Ibis 1865, 386, 398; (4) Schl., Ned. Tdsclir. Dierk. TIT, 1866, 201, 344; 
(5) id., Mus. P.-B., Oolumbae, 1873, 87; (6) Salvad., Orn. Pap. Ill, 1882, 89; (7) 
Sclat., P. Z. S. 1883, 51, 195, 200; (8) H. O. Forbes, P. Z. 8. 1884, 433; (9) 
Meyer, Z. ges. Orn. 1884, 194; flO) Salvad., Cat. B. XXI, 1893, 198; (11) Sharpe, 
Ann. &Mag. N. H. 1894, LXXIX, 58; (12) Hart., Nov. Zool 1896, 179, 574, 576. 
b. Ducula rosacea G Bp., Consp. H, 1854, 36; (11) Bclib., Tauben 1862, 115, t. 228, 
f. 1275; (3) Wald., Tr. Z. S. 1872, VHI, 84; (4) Meyer, Ibis 1879, 136; (5) 
Vorderman, N. T. Ned. Tnd. 1893, LII, 202. 
For further synonymy and references cf. Salvador! 10. 
Figures and descriptions. Temminck n 7; Knip a 77; Eeiclienbach 6 77; Salvad. 6, 10] 
Vorderman b 5. 
Adult. “Head pale vinous, wbitish on tbe frontal edge; neck pale grey; back greyish 
bronze-green; longer upper tail-coverts brighter metallic green; breast and 
abdomen pale vinous like the head; under tail-coverts chestnut; quills under- 
neath dark grey; under wing-coverts grey; tail above dull metallic gi’een, 
below greyish brown: bill lead-colour, red at base above; iris and eyelids red, orbits 
bare, pale lead-colour; feet pink-red — Wallace 5. Wing 235 — 240 mm, tail 
155 — 165, bill 18 — 19, tarsus 26 — 27” (Salvad. 6. 10). 
Female. Like the male (Salvad. 10). 
Distribution. Kangean (Vorderman 6 5); Satonda near Sumbawa (Doherty 12)] Flores 
(Wallace 2, 3, 10, Semmelink 5); Timor (S. Muller 5, Wallace 2, 3, 10)] Wetter, 
Kisser, and Letti (Hoedt 5); Dammar (Bussett-Smith 10, W^alker 11)] Tenimber 
Islands — Maru and Lutu (H. 0. Forbes 7); Kei Islands (Hoedt 5, v. Rosenb. 5, 
Beccari 6)] Halmahera (Bernstein 5); Djampea (Everett 12)] Celebes — Kakas, 
North Peninsula (Meyer b 4)] Macassar (Wallace 3, 10). 
A Pigeon shot by Meyer at Kakas in June, 1871, was identified by him 
with this species. It had prevdously been found at Macassar by Wallace, from 
whom there are two specimens thence in the British Museum. As already men- 
tioned, birds from the Timor group, if occurring in Celebes, are always found 
in the South of the island, but not always in the North; the explanation being, 
as we believe, that they have not yet had time to spread their range across the 
