F. 17. COLUMBIDAE (2), WOOD PIGEONS, Passenger-Pigeon, Rock-Dove, 119 sp.--41(40)A., 25(17)O., 18(10)P., 19(17)E., 4(0)Nc., 24(20)Nl. This should read: Family number 17 of the world's birds, COLUMBIDAE (two of which are found in Australia and Tasmania) contains the Wood Pigeons, including the Passenger-Pigeon (of North America) and the Rock-Dove (of Europe). It comprises 119 species, of which 41 are found in the Australian Region, 40 of them being confined to this region; 25 are found in the Oriental Region, 17 being confined to it; 18 are found in the Palaearctic Region, 10 of which are not found outside the region; 19 have been recorded from the Ethiopian Region, 17 being peculiar to that region; 4 have been recorded from the Nearctic Region, none of which is restricted to the region; 24 have been recorded from the Neotropical Region, 20 being peculiar to it. The name in black type is the name accepted by the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science in 1898, and amended by the "names" sub-committee of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union, 1911. This name should be used to denote the bird. Many local names are given, so that a person knowing a bird by one of these may discover its proper name. A.--Australian Region (from Wallace's Line to Sandwich Islands and New Zealand, see map p. 10). O.--Oriental (Indian) Region (India to Wallace's Line). P.--Palaearctic Region (Europe, N.W. Africa, and Northern and Western Asia, except Arabia). E.--Ethiopian Region (Arabia and Africa, except N.W.). Nc.--Nearctic Region. ("_The A.O.U. Check-List of North American Birds, 1910_" has been followed in making this North America, less Mexico). Nl.--Neotropical Region (South America, with Mexico). A.O.U.--American Ornithologists' Union; R.A.O.U--Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union. A. denotes found throughout Australia; E.A. denotes found in Queensland, N.S.W., and Victoria; S.A. denotes South Australia; C.A. denotes Central Australia; W.A. denotes Western Australia; N. Ter.--Northern Territory; Mal.--Malaysia; Mol.--Molucca Is.; N. Cal.--New Caledonia; N. Heb.--New Hebrides; N.G.--New Guinea; N.Z.--New Zealand; Br.--British; T.--Tasmania. Nom.--Nomadic; Mig.--Migratory; Part. Mig.--Partly Migratory; Stat.--Stationary; exc.--except; acc.--accidental. C.--common; v.c.--very common; r.--rare; v.r.--very rare; u.--unlikely that the ordinary observer will see it. * means see colored illustration. f.--female; m.--male; f., sim.--f. is similar in color and size. =vt. Eur. denotes that the Australian bird is closely similar in form, habits, &c., to the corresponding European bird. =vt. cos. denotes that it is the equivalent or representative of a cosmopolitan group of birds. 1 4