Genus— GEOPELIA. 
Geopelia Swainson, Classif. B., II., p. 348 (1837) (also spelt 
Geopeleia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . , G. striata. 
Tomopeleia Beichenbach, Av. Syst. Nat., p. XXV. (1852) (also 
spelt Tomopelia). . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. maugei. 
Stictopeleia, id., ib. (also spelt Stictopelia) . . . . . . G. cuneata. 
ErythaudicBna Bonaparte, Compt. Bend., XL., p. 221 (1855) 
(also spelt Erythrauchoena) . . . . . . . . . . G. humeralis. 
Chrysaudioena, id., Gompt. Bend., XL., p. 210 (1855) . . . . G. humeralis. 
Bill and feet essentially as in Columba and Macropygia, the metatarsus 
about as long as the middle toe and quite bare of feathers. The first primary is 
strongly attenuated at the tip and considerably shorter than the second and 
third. The tail is long and Yeij strongly graduated. There are five species 
in this genus, of which three occur in Australia. 
Distribution. Australia to Burma. 
