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 Carpophaga ænea palawanensis Blasius, Ornis (1888), 4, 316.

 Carpophaga ænea Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. (1893), 21, 190, 193 (part).

 Muscadivora ænea McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 11 (part).

Balabac (Steere); Calamianes (Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Palawan (Steere, Everett, Lempriere, Whitehead, Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, Celestino, White).

Very much like M. chalybura but tail darker and generally bluer on its upper surface. Male: Length, 455; wing, 250; tail, 163. Female: Length, 445; wing, 250; tail, 163.

This bird is a very slightly differentiated race of the green imperial pigeon.