EUTRYGON TERRESTRIS. 
Papuan Ground-Pig*eon. 
Trugon terrestre, Hombr. & Jacq. Voy. Pole Sud, Atlas, Oiseaux, pi. 28. fig. 1 (1846). 
Trugon terrestris, Gray, Gen. B., App. p. 24 (1849). — Pucheran & Jacq. Voy. Pole Sud, Zool. iii. p. 123 (1853). — 
Bp. Consp. ii. p. 86 (1854). — Id. Comptes Rend. xl. pp. 206, 221. — Gray, Proc. Z. S. 1858, p. 196. — Id. 
Cat. B. New Guinea, p. 48 (1859). — Id. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1861, p. 437. — Rosenb. Journ. fur Orn.1861, 
p. 133. — Reiclienb. Columbarise, p. 45, sp. 97 (1862). — Finsch, Neu-Guinea, p. 179 (1865). — Wallace, 
Ibis, 1865, pp. 369,392. — Id. Malay Archip. ii. p. 430 (1869). — Gray, Hand-1. B. ii. p. 245 (1870). 
Trygon terrestris, Reicbenb. Av. Syst. Nat. p. xxvi(1852). — Hartl. Journ. fiir Orn. 1854, p. 166. — Sundev. Meth. 
Nat. Av. Tent. p. 100 (1872). — Beccari, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova, vii. p. 715 (1875). 
StarnoBnas terrestris, Bp. Consp. ii. p. 86 (1854). 
Entry gon terrestris, Sclater, Proc. Linn. Soc. ii. p. 168 (1858). — Id. P. Z. S. 1873, p. 697. — Salvad. Ann. Mus. 
Civ. Gen. vii. p. 791 (1875) ; ix. p. 207 (1876) ; x. p. 161 (1877); D’Alb. & Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. 
Gen. xiv. p. 124 (1879). — D’Alb. Nuova Guin. pp. 459, 528, 582, 588 (1880). — Salvad. Orn. Papuasia 
&c. iii. p. 182. 
Starnanas terrestris, Schleg. Mus. P.-B., Columbte, p. 166 (1873). — Rosenb. Malay Archip. p. 396 (1879). 
Phaps terrestris, Gieb. Thes. Orn. ii. p. 151 (1875). 
The above synonymy is taken from some sheets of the ‘ Ornitologia della Papuasia,’ which my friend Count 
Salvadori was good enough to send me, on hearing that I was at work on the Pigeons of New Guinea ; and 
I am much indebted to him for the assistance he has always given me in the production of the present work. 
His hook contains a summary of all that is known of this Ground-Pigeon, which is I'cally very little. It was 
discovered by the French voyagers Homhron and Jacquinot in Western New Guinea ; Mr. Wallace also 
[)rocured it on the western side of the island. In the Arfak Mountains the species was met with by Dr. 
Beccari and Signor D’Alhertis, at Andai and Warhusi ; while Mr. Brnijn’s hunters procured it at Dorey and 
also on the island of Salwatti. In the southern part of the island it was obtained by Signor D’Albertis on 
the Fly river; and we have seen several specimens from the interior of South-eastern New Guinea obtained 
by Mr. Goldie, in whose last collection from the back of the Astrolabe range were a good many individuals. 
The original discoverers state that it is a Ground-Pigeon ; hut they do not give any further particulars 
as to its habits. 
The figures in the accompanying Plate have been drawn from specimens in my own collection, and will 
give some idea of this fine bird. I add a translation of the description given by Count Salvadori in the 
work above referred to. 
Head, neck, upper part of back, and breast ashy grey, the sinciput and throat paler ; forehead and 
chin dusky ; cheeks greyish ; sides of neck with an obsolete dusky spot on each ; middle of back, rump, 
upper tail-coverts, wing, and tail shining greyish olive ; middle of the abdomen pale isahelline, the sides and 
under tail-coverts rufescent ; primary quills dusky, their outer margin, as well as that of the secondaries, 
rufescent towards the tip ; under wing-coverts dusky, partly isahelline ; bill whitish , feet pale flesh-coloured ; 
iris whitish Albertis') or red (JFallace). Signor D’Albertis also procured a bird on the Flv river 
which had the eye bright red. 
The figures in the Plate are about the size of life. 3 g ^ 
