276 Messrs. E. L. and E. L. C. Layard on Birds 
31. Chalcophaps chrysochlora, G. R. Gray. 
Found on all the islands. Habits the same as those in New 
Caledonia; frequents the ground in the bush. Iris dark 
brown; bill orange; legs maroon.—L. L. 
32. Calcenas perruginea (Forst.). 
Generally distributed in the thick bush^ much frequent the 
ground^ never go on high trees; when flushed they perch on 
branches near the ground. Feed on small seeds. Iris yellow > 
legs and feet red; biU black.^—L. L. 
33. Carpophaga pacifica. 
The large Fruit-eating Pigeon is abundant in all the islands. 
I shot it for the pot more than for skinning^ and found it excel¬ 
lent eating. It was frequenting the banian, then in fruit. 
Native name Oom/^ from its call.—L. L. 
34. Ianthcenas hypcenochroa, Gould. 
Also generally distributed, but not so abundant as the pre¬ 
vious one. Feeds on banian. They were common in Erro- 
mango, but so reduced in flesh by the destruction of their food 
by the hurricane of the previous April as to be hardly worth 
shooting. The captain of the missionary ship ^ Dayspring ^ 
informed me that shortly after the hurricane they came out 
of the forest in such numbers, seeking for food, that he shot 
twenty couple in a short time, as they perched about the 
mission walks and homestead. He, however, found them so 
poor that he gave over shooting at them.—L. L. 
These Pigeons seem identical with the New-Caledonian 
species; the single specimen of the previous species brought 
is somewhat smaller than the Fijian race.—E. L. L. 
35. Megapodius, sp. inc.*? 
Native name ^^Malou.^'’ Is getting very scarce in conse¬ 
quence of the rapid increase of pigs and tame cats that have 
taken to the bush. It is a very shy and wary bird, and is 
found only on the sides of deep densely wooded ravines, where 
it scratches about among the rocks for the worms, small 
* [The Megapode of the New Hebrides has been named M. hrazieri 
(Sclater, P. Z. S. 1869, p. 529), from eggs obtained by Mr. Brazier at 
Vanua Lavu and Sandwich Islands.—E dd.) 
