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that Celebes itself was the land of exodus of the genus. The Celebesian species 
have affinities on all sides, but somewhat the strongest with the Philippines. 
C.forsteni, C. radiata and C. paulina are most nearly related to Philippines forms, 
C . poecilorrhoa apparently to Oriental ones; C. rosacea is a Lesser Sundan species. 
GENUS MYRISTICIVORA Rchb. 
In structure like Carpophaga, but easily distinguished by its general plumage 
of cream-white, with black wings and tail for the greater part, live species 
occurring from the Malay Peninsula to Australia; one or two of them insular 
and of wandering habits. 
272. MYRISTICIVORA BICOLOR (Scop.). 
Insular Nutmeg Pigeon. 
a. Pigeon on Ramier blane mangeur de muscade de la Nouvelle Guinea (I) Sonnerat, Voy. 
Nouv. Guin. 1776, 168, pi. 103. q i l 
b. Columba bicolor (1) Scop., Del. Floi'. et Faun. Insubr. 1786, II, 94, Nr. 97, (2) c i ., 
Haudl. Dierk. 1857, 4t0. 
c. Columba alba (1) Gm., S. N. 1788, H, 780; (2j Less., Tr. cl’Orn. 1831, 469. 
d. Columba littoralis (I) Temiu. & Knip, Pig. I, 1808 11, pi. 7. , tt, 
e. Carpophaga bicolor (1) Gray, Gen. B. App. p. 23 (1849); (H) Oassin, U. S^xpl. :^p. 
Om 1858, 265, pi. 28; (3) Pelz., Novara Beise, Vog. 1865, 107; (4) Wall., Ibis 
1865, 386; (5) Scbl., N. T. D. HI, 1866, 203, 205, 343, partim; (6) Ball Str F. 
I 1873 79‘ (7) Scbl., Mus. P.-B., Oolumbae, 1S73, 98, pt.; (8) Salvad., Cat. Ucc. 
Borneo ’l874, 292; (9) Hume, Str. F. H, 1874, 80, 84, 96, 103, 114, 119, 264; (10) 
Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1875, 108, pt.; (11) Briiggem., Abb. Ver. Bremen V, 1876, 85; 
'12) Kelb., Ibis 1881, 527; (13) Oates, B. Br. Burm. 1883, H, 303; Vorderman, 
Nat T Ned. Indie 1883, XLH, 227; (15) Koorders, ib. 1889, XLVIII, 44, 
llV (16) Everett, J. Str. Br. B. A. S. 1889, 195; (17) Whitehd., Ibis 1890, 56; 
Gs/ Sharpe & Whitehd., t. c. 135; (19) Sh., ib. 284; (20) Oates, ed. Hume’s 
Nests &Eggs Ind. B. H, 1890, 369; (21) Vorderm., N. T. Ned. Ind. 1891, L, 507; 
(22) id. Notes Leyd. Mus. 1891, 129; (23) Ev., Ibis 1894, 241; (24) id., ib. 1895, 32. 
Mvristicivora bicolor (1) Bp., Oonsp. H, 1854, 36; (II) Bchb., Tauben 1862, 116, t. 229, 
figs. 1278—79, et p. 182, t. VI, f. 64—65; (3) Wald., Tr. Z. S. VHI, 1872, 84; (4) 
id ib IX 1875, 217; (V) Salvad., Ann. Mus. Gen. IX, 1876, 62, 270—276, fig. 3; 
(6) Sharpe, Tr. L. S. (2) I, 1877, 347, 353; (7) Meyer, Ibis 1879, 136; (7^) 
Wardl Bams., Tweedd. Om. Works, Index 1881, 659; (8) Salvad., Orn. Pap. HI, 
1882 107; (9) Sclat., P. Z. S. 1883, 51, 195, 200; (10) W. Bias., J. f. O. 1883, 
i\8;’ (11) Kutter, t. c. 315; (12) Meyer, Ztsclm ges. Orn. 1884, 194; (13) Guillem.^ 
P. Z. S. 1885, 271, 416, 558, et pt. 575; (14) id.. Cruise “Marchesa” 1886, H, 3; 
(15) Salvad., Ibis 1886, 153; (16) W. Bias., Ztschr. ges. Om. 1886, 197; (17) 
Salvad., Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. (2) IV, 1887, 559; (18) W. Bias., Ox-ms 1888, 617, 
642- (19) Steere, List Ooll B. & M. Plxilipp. Is. 1890, 24; (20) Salvad., gg. 
Orn. Pap. 1891, IH, 184; (21) id., Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. 1892, (2) XH, 140; (22) id.. 
Oat. B. XXI, 1893, 227; (23) Sharpe, Ibis 1894, 257; (24) M. &Wg., J. f. 0. 
1894 248' (25) Bourns & Wore., B. Menage Exp. 1894, 30, (26) M. & Wg., Abb. 
Mus.’Dres’d. 1895, Nr. 8, p. 15; (27) Hart., Nov. Zool. 1896, 180, 536. 
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