NATIVE NAMES. MARE IS. GWA-CEE-CHONG. 8 (2:2) [REDACTED] Ptilinopus greyi Gray (PURPLE CROWNED GREEN DOVE). FRUIT DOVE. SEE CAVLEY. P.16 NOS.1-3, similar species. JUV. have no crown or abdominal patch. Range.- Widely distributed.- Lifu, Mare, New Hebrides, Banks Island, Santa Cruz, Gower Island (Solomons). Description.- As in New Hebrides. Food.- Fruits Habitat.- Mangrove (?), Woodland. Migration.- Possibly migrating between the islands. Collecting.- Not important. One or two on each island, to establish the locality. Preserve only good specimens. NOTES. Fairly common on Mare Is. but not as common as in N.H. Mostly in 20ft shrubs, secondary growth in garden lands, Banyan trees & tall forests. Banyans a favourite place also old garden clearings + camps in shady forest during middle day. (L.M.) Generally has a peculiar pissy colour. (L.M.)