Ptilopus strophium

Description

Drawing depicting: Ptilopus strophium, Color sketch. Trimmed, with some loss to a note on form and: "Ptilopus strophium / Hab. Moresby N. Guinea / See Rawley / pt.12 pie . . ." From text for Ptilopus rivotii, Birds of New Guinea V: 59: "The present bird belongs to the white-banded section of the genus Ptilopus, which includes also . . . P. strophium of the Louisiade archipelago. The latter bird, however, has no rose-coloured spot on the abdomen, and is therefore easily distinguished . . ."