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Genus Pritinopus, Swans.

The species of this genus, the most brilliant and highly-coloured of the Columbide, range over Australia, New

Guinea, Malacca, Celebes, and Polynesia; two of the three Australian species are I believe confined to that

country.

416. Ptilinopus Swainsonii, Gould. ; ; : ; Vol, VB. aor
417. Ptilmopus Ewingii, Gould : ; ; ; ; ; : Vol. V. Pl. 56.
418. Ptilinopus superbus : : : : ; : : WO Wo IML 577.

Ptilinopus superbus, Steph. cont. of Shaw’s Gen. Zool., vol. xiv. p. 279.

Genus Carrornaaa, Selby.

The species of this genus are widely dispersed over Australia, New Guinea, Malacca, Celebes and Polynesia.
Strictly arboreal in their habits and feeding entirely upon fruits, berries and seeds, they frequent the towering fig-
trees when their fruit is ripe, and the lofty palms for the sake of their large round seeds. I have frequently observed
large flocks moving about from one part of the forest to another, consequently they may be considered a gregarious
race; their short tarsi and dilated feet are ill-adapted for the ground, and I have never seen them descend from the

trees, not even for water.

419. Carpophaga magnifica. : : : : ; ; : : : : Wolk, WV, Hk, 68.
420. Carpophaga leucomela ; ; : : Wol, We Ll, 69.
421. Carpophaga luctuosa : : : : : : : : : : ‘ Walls We Jl. GO.

Genus Lopnotaimus, G. BR. Gray.

The single species of this genus is strictly a fruit-eating Pigeon, and is confined, so far as we yet know, to the
brushes of New South Wales, where it moves about in large flocks and feeds upon the wild figs and other fruits and
berries which the trees of the brushes afford.

422. Lopholaimus Antarcticus ‘ : : ; ; . : Wolk, We IBk le

A noble bird ornamented with a large occipital crest.

Genus Cuatcoruars, Gould.

Generic characters.

“ Bill slender, moderate and straight, the tip vaulted and rather arched ; nostrils lateral, membranous and
swollen, with the opening in the middle of the bill; wings long, second and third primaries nearly equal and the
longest ; tail moderate and much rounded; tars: rather shorter than the middle toe, robust and covered with
transverse scales ; toes long, the lateral and the hind-toes nearly as long as the outer ; claws moderate and curved.”
—Gray and Mitchell’s Genera of Birds, Art. Gourin™.

A genus of Brush Pigeons, the members of which seek their food on the ground and live on the fallen seeds
and berries they find there. Two species inhabit Australia, one of which is confined to the eastern and the other
to the northern coast; other species are found in Java, Sumatra, and on the continent of India, the whole forming
a group well worthy of investigation by the scientific ornithologist.
423. Chalcophaps chrysochlora ; ; : : Wolk We lel, Gm.

The bird of this form inhabiting the country in the neighbourhood of Port Essington differs from those
inhabiting New South Wales in the much greater length of the mandibles, and is altogether a much finer bird:

consequently I am induced to believe that it is distinct from its southern prototype ; I would therefore provisionally
name it—

424, Chalcophaps longirostris.
I have not figured it, inasmuch as the colouring is similar, but more brilliant, and has the bands across the

rump more distinct than in C. chrysochlora.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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