Macropygia phæa McGregor, Bull. Philippine Mus. (1904), 4, 9;
Phil. Jour. Sci. (1907), 2, sec. A, 338; McGregor and Worcester,
Hand-List (1906), 13.
A-la-gá-dang, Calayan.
Batan (McGregor); Calayan (McGregor).
Adult.--Similar to Macropygia tenuirostris but larger and darker;
cinnamon edgings on inner primary webs and rufous edging of
wing-coverts narrower or obsolete. The sexes differ as in the
preceding species.
Male (type).--Bill brown with reddish base; legs dark reddish brown;
nails brown; iris of three rings, outer crimson, middle black,
inner straw. Length, 413; wing, 198; tail, 198; exposed culmen, 18;
tarsus, 24.
Female (type).--Colors of bill, legs, and eyes as in the male. Length,
406; wing, 196; tail, 195; exposed culmen, 18; tarsus, 22.
This species is rather abundant in Calayan; in habits it does not
differ from Macropygia tenuirostris. The species is rare in Batan,
Batanes, where a nest containing one egg was taken, June 12. The egg
is pure white and measures 37 by 27.
Family PERISTERIDÆ.
Tarsus slender and unfeathered; bill slender and weak, gape small,
nostril covering swollen; tail slightly graduated; colors plain or
brilliant; size moderate.
Subfamilies.
a1. Plumage mostly brown, gray, and vinous; very little if any
metallic color.
b1. First primary not greatly attenuated; no narrow cross-bars on
neck and back; tail square or slightly graduated. ... Turturinæ
(p. 54)
b2. First primary abruptly attenuated; neck and back barred with
narrow lines; tail graduated, longest rectrix exceeding shortest
by more than twice the tarsus. ... Geopeliinæ (p. 57)
a2. Plumage largely metallic green or purple.
b1. Feathers of hind neck not elongated; tail not white.
c1. A gray band across rump and another across back; breast
uniform. ... Phabinæ (p. 58)
c2. No band across back nor rump; a large smear of orange or
blood-red on middle of breast. ... Geotrygoninæ (p. 60)
b2. Feathers of neck long, narrow, and soft; tail pure
white. ... Caloenadinæ (p. 64)
Subfamily TURTURINÆ.
Genera.
a1. Feathers of neck normal, not bifurcated; wing-coverts without
shaft-stripes.
b1. Larger, length, 300 mm. or more; outermost rectrices with narrow
white tips. ... Streptopelia (p. 54)
b2. Smaller, length, 240 mm. or less; outermost rectrices with wide
white ends. ... Oenopopelia (p. 56)
a2. Feathers of neck bifurcated; wing-coverts with dark shaft-stripes;
edge of wing pale pearl-gray. ... Spilopelia (p. 56)
Genus STREPTOPELIA Bonaparte, 1854.
This genus is characterized by having a long, nearly square tail,
but the outermost rectrix on each side is about 10 mm. shorter than
the next feather.