Genus— L OPHOPHAPS. 
Lophophaps Reichenbach, Av. Syst. Nat., p. xxv. (1852) . . L. plumifera. 
Size about that of a Quail, head with a crest of long and narrow feathers. Lores 
and space all round and behind the eyes naked. Bill very strong, slightly 
shorter than the head. Tail short and slightly rounded, consisting of fourteen 
rectrices, tail-coverts nearly as long as tail. Primaries somewhat narrow, 
but not abruptly attenuated ; second, third, and fourth nearly equal in length 
and longest. 
Distribution. Australia. (Only three species.) 
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