Mr. F. Du Cane Godman on the Birds of the Azores. 99 
I was unable to procure a specimen, and did not meet with it 
myself. Mr. Brewer tells me that after I left for England he 
saw one at the Furnas and watched it for some time, and has 
no doubt as to the species. M. Morelet gives Picus major 
in his list of the Birds of the Azores ; but I am not aware that 
he ever obtained specimens, and I am inclined to think that 
there is but one species resident. 
fUpuPA epops, Linnseus. 
I saw a single example in a collection at Terceira. It had 
been killed in that island some years previously. It has also 
been met with in St. MichaeFs. 
? Columba palumbtts, Linmeus. “ Fomba troqual.” 
As I never succeeded in obtaining a specimen of this bird, I 
am unable to say whether it is the true C. palumbus or the C . 
trocaz of Dr. Heineken (C. laurivora , Webb & Berth.). It is 
only found in the eastern and central groups, and is very rare 
in St. MichaeFs. I saw several in Pico, where, being less shot 
at, it is not so shy. I also saw it in St. George's and Fayal. 
On the wing, I could observe no difference between it and our 
European species. 
Columba liyia, Linnseus. “ Pomba da rocha.” 
Exceedingly common throughout the archipelago. It breeds 
in great numbers in the rocky cliffs along the coast. Most of 
my examples are very dark in plumage—so much so, indeed, that 
the band on the wings is no longer visible. I saw, however, two 
quite white individuals, but not a single one of the pale grey 
tint usually found elsewhere. I find that Mr. Vernon-Harcourt 
mentions a dark variety in Madeira. 
Caccabis rufa (Linnseus). “ Perdix." 
I had unfortunately no opportunity of visiting St. Mary's, 
in the mountains of which the Bed-legged Partridge is said to be 
very abundant. Mr. Brewer, who went there after I left, pro¬ 
cured me two examples. They were in very bad plumage, but 
I believe them to be identical with the C. rufa of Europe. It is 
occasionally found in St. MichaeFs and Terceira. 
Coturnix communis, Bonnaterre. “ Cordonix." 
Plentiful in the cultivated lands on all the islands, and even 
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