35. MUSCADIVORES PICKERINGI (Cassin).
PICKERING’S IMPERIAL PIGEON.
- Carpophaga pickeringii Cassin, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. (1854), 7, 228; Ornith. Wilkes Exped. (1858), 267, pl. 27.
- Carpophaga pickeringi Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. (1893), 21, 201; Sharpe, Hand-List (1899), 1, 65.
- Muscadivora pickeringi McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 11.
A-bu-un, Cagayancillo.
Cagayancillo[3] (McGregor); Cagayan Sulu (Guillemard); Sibutu (Everett); Sulu (Guillemard). Mantanani Islands, Lawas River, northwest Borneo.
“Adult male.—Head and under parts grayish vinous, changing into pure gray on lower hind neck and upper mantle; frontal edge, a ring of feathers round eyes, and chin whitish; back, rump, and wings grayish green (in some specimens with a slight brown tinge), with a metallic luster in some lights; longer upper tail-coverts and tail above metallic bottle-green; primaries mealy green, especially on outer webs; under surface of wings and tail gray; under tail-coverts gray with a reddish tinge. ‘Iris crimson; bill light lead-gray; feet dull crimson.’ (Everett.) Length, about 400; wing, 240; tail, 173; bill, 20; tarsus, 28.
“Female.—Similar to the male.” (Salvadori.)
This species was very abundant on Cagayancillo where it fed entirely on young leaves of trees.