Birds of Celebes: Treronidae. 
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1882 II 2. Abth. p. 35, sep. copy) ascertained to be Psittacofulvm , and which 
soon 'fades in this Cockatoo also when the bird is stuffed and exposed to the 
liaht. As both are fruit-eating birds it would not be surprising if the pipnent 
proved to be the same in both. We are not aware that it has been investigated 
in the Pigeon. 
* 273. MYKISTICIVORA LUOTUOSA (T emm.). 
Mainland Nutmeg Pigeon. 
a. Columba luctuosa rij Temm., PL Col. 247 (1825); (2) Less., Man. d’Orn. 1828, U, 163; 
(III) Prcv. & Kiiip, Pig. n, 1838—43, pi. 40. , „ „ tv i 
b. Carpophaga luctiiosa (1) Selby, Natur. Libr., Pig. 1835, 119, (2) Schl., Hand!. Dierk. 
1857, 410; (3) Wall., P. Z. S. 1862, 335, 344; (4) id.. Ibis 1865, 386, 398; (5j 
Schl., Ned. Tdschr. Dierk. ID, 1866, 203, 343; (6) Wall., Malay Archip. 1869, 1, 
337; (7) Schl., Mus. P.-B., Columbae, 1873, 102; Briiggem., Abb. Ver. Bremen 
1876, V, 85; (9) Rosenb., Malay. Archip. 1878, 275. 
Myristicivora luctnosa (1) Rchb., Syst. Av. Natur. 1852, p. XXVI, (P ) M. , Tauben 
116, pt., t. 229, fig. 1277 (nec 1276); (3) Wald., Tr. Z. S. Vm, 1872, 84; (4) 
Salvad., Ann. Mus. Giv. Gen. IX, 1877, 265 and fob; (5) id., P. Z. S. 1878, 89; 
(6) Meyer, Ibis 1879, 136; (7) Salvad., Orn. Pap. ID, 1882, 111; (8) W. Bias., 
P. Z. S. 1882. 710; (9) id., J. f. 0. 1883, 129, 139; (10) Joest, Das Holontalo 1883, 
106; (11) Guillem., P. Z. S. 1885, 557; (12) W. Bias., Ztsclir. ges. Oni. 1886, 132; 
(13) Hickson, Nat. in N. Celebes 1889, 93, pt. (Talissi); (14) Heine & Rchnw., 
Nomencl. Mus. Hein. 1890, 281 (Sulu!); (XIV’‘*^) Meyer, Abb. v. Vogelskel. H, 1892, 
51, pi. CLXXVI; (15) Salvad., Cat. B. XXI, 1893, 234; (16) Buttik., Zool. Erg. 
Weber’s Reise Ost-Ind. 1893, IH, 281; P. & E. Sarasin, Ztschr. Erdk. Berhn 
1894, XXIX, 361; (18) M. & Wg., Abh. Mus. Dresd. 1895, Nr. 8, p. 15, (19) iid., 
ib. 1896, Nr. 2, p. 20; (20) Hart., Nov. Zool. 1897, 165. 
“Putia”, Gorontalo, Joest 10. 
“Putieja” [Gorontalo] v. Rosenb. b 8. 
“Kum-kum puti besar” or •■Kum-kum pulo", Malay, Minahassa*), Nat. Coll. 
“Putijen logo togo” or “Putijen laker laker”, Minahassa'), iid. 
“Kum-kum puti” (== White Carpophaga), islands off the Minahassa'), iid. 
“Putean”, East Celebes, iid. 
“Teen” or “Utejon”, Peling, Bauggai, iid. 
For further references cf. Salvadori 15. o i i i ^ 
Figures and descriptions. Temminck a /; Knip a III', Reichenbach II, c ege , - , 
Salvadori 4, 15. , 
Diagnosis. Similar to M. bicohr, but the innermost secondaries slate-grey like tne o i 
remiges, all densely powdered with mealy grey; many feathers on an s an 
crissum slaty black terminally; outermost tail-feathers ''v de, on} ^ ^ ® 
space of black bordering part of the outer web, sometimes narrowly tipped wdh black; 
tip of bill yellow; average size larger than bicolo) [cf^ 
tis biack (Wall, t, 4) or dark brow.. (Guillenr H); b.U lead-bta. or blm . 
green, yellow or homy yellow at tlie tip; feet lead-blue or bluis g I , 
>) These names are also given by our native collectors foi M. hicolui. 
