PLATE III 
BIRDS OF THE BRUSHES AND BIG SCRUBS 
1. Rose-crowned Pigeon Ptilinopus ewingi Gould 
Ptil-in'-o-pus— Gk, ptilon, feather; Gk, pus (pous ), podos, foot: ewingi— 
Rev. T. J. Ewing, Tasmanian naturalist and friend of John Gould. 
distribution. North-western Australia (Kimberley) to Northern 
Territory; also occurs in Flores and Timor. 
notes. Usually in pairs or flocks, frequenting the fruit and berry¬ 
bearing trees of the coastal brushes and scrubs. Similar in habits to 
the Red-crowned Pigeon. 
nest. A slightly built platform, about inches in diameter, com¬ 
posed of small sticks; placed in the branches of a tree up to 8 feet or 
more from the ground. 
egg. Pure white. Breeding-season: October to February. 
2. Purple-crowmed Pigeon Ptilinopus superbus Temminck 
Su-perb'-us— L., superbus, handsome. 
distribution. Eastern Australia, accidental to Tasmania; also 
occurs in the Molucca Islands and New Guinea. 
notes. Also called Superb Fruit-pigeon. Usually in pairs or flocks, 
frequenting the brushes and big scrubs, chiefly of the coastal districts. 
Similar in habits and food to the Red-crowned Pigeon. Its call-note is 
a gruff succession of "ooms" uttered slowly. 
nest. A platform about 3 inches in diameter, composed of a few 
twigs; built in a small tree on a low horizontal fork at a height up to 
10 feet from the ground. Usually situated in open forest at the edge 
of scrub. 
egg. White, with a faint creamy tinge. Breeding-season: October 
to February. 
3. Red-crowned Pigeon Ptilinopus regina Swainson 
re-gi-na— L., regina , queen. 
distribution. Eastern Australia, as far south as the Bellinger 
River; also occurs in New Guinea and the islands of Torres Strait. 
notes. Also called Swainson’s Fruit-pigeon and Pink-headed Dove. 
Usually in pairs or flocks, frequenting the brushes and big scrubs of the 
coastal districts as well as forests and mangroves. It is a migratory 
