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 Carpophaga poliocephala Hartlaub, Jour. für Orn. (1855), 97; Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. (1893), 21, 209; Whitehead, Ibis (1899), 487.

 Zonophaps poliocephala Sharpe, Hand-List (1899), 1, 65; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 12.

Basilan (Steere Exp., McGregor); Cebu (Bourns & Worcester); Dinagat (Everett); Leyte (Whitehead); Luzon (Gevers, Whitehead); Masbate (Steere Exp.); Mindanao (Everett, Steere Exp., Goodfellow); Mindoro (McGregor); Negros (Steere, Keay); Panay (Bourns & Worcester); Samar (Bourns & Worcester); Sibuyan (McGregor); Tawi Tawi (Bourns & Worcester).

Adult (sexes alike).—Head and a narrow band across throat pale gray, vinous on crown and occiput; a large patch of light chestnut on chin; lower breast and abdomen pale vinous; abdomen freckled with chestnut, the color becoming rich chestnut-brown on flanks, thighs, and under tail-coverts; tail black below, crossed at about 40 mm. from tip by a pale gray band which shows both above and below; when the specimen is held toward the light, the crop, breast, sides of neck, and upper parts, except head, are rich green; held away from the light, tail and its coverts, rump, distal wing-coverts, secondaries, and breast become largely coppery or bronze-color; hind neck vinaceous gray, proximal wing-coverts, tertials, and interscapular region deep vinous-purple. Bill black; “iris indian-yellow, passing into red on outer ring;” legs, feet, and skin about eye crimson; nails gray. Length, 400 to 430; a male from Sibuyan measures: Wing, 235; tail, 156; culmen from base, 24; tarsus, 32; a female from Sibuyan, wing, 235; tail, 154; culmen from base, 24; tarsus, 27.

“Comparatively rare and usually frequents the loftiest trees. For a long time we mistook its deep booming note for the hoot of some great owl. Occasionally it comes down into low second-growth where it is easily shot, being very stupid about making its escape.

“Iris with outer red and inner yellow or brown ring; legs and feet red; nails dark brown; bill black; eyelids red. Length 400.” (Bourns and Worcester MS.)