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The Natural Hiftory of JAMAICA, 
303, 
the Bill was three quarters of an Inch long, had a Protuberancie over 
the end, and two over the Noftrils, the Eyes were blue, with a fcar- 
let Iris, the Tail four or five Inches long, the Body very large, the 
Head was cover’d with purplifh Feathers, fo was the Neck, Breaft 
and Belly, the laft whitifh, The upper part of the Neck had fhining 
interchangeable green colour’d Feathers, the Back and Tail pale blue, 
only a dark brown fa/cza Bar or Ring on the Tail, whence the Name. The 
Wings were of a dark brown Colour, the Legs and Feet were an Inch 
and a quarter long, cover’d with red Scales, the Toes four, three be- 
fore, that in the middle an Inch long, with fharp, black, crooked Claws. 
They are call’d Mountain Pigeons, tho’ fometimes they are found 
amongit the Savanna Woods, as inthe Month of Yanuary, 
The Inwards were exactly like thofe of other Pigeons, the Stomach 
being fomewhat more fpherical, and very full of the remainders of 
Berries, as Palps and Acini. 
They are very fat, but now and then in fome Parts bitter. 
XXVIIL. Columba minor, capite albo: Tab. 261. Fig. 2. Columba minor 
Leucocoryphos. Raij. fyn. p: 184. Goritas de Oviedo lib. 14. cad. 2. An 
Ocnas five vinago, Willughb. Angl. p. 185. Tab. 35? 
The Bald Pate. 
This Pigeon is about elevenInches long from the end of the Bill to 
that of the Tail, and eighteen from the end of one Wing to that of the 
other extended. Its Bill was half an Inch long, and had two little Slits 
for the Noftrils, under which it is white and fharp, and over it to- 
wards its Bafe or Origin red and raifed or protuberant: The Tail is 
fquare and four Inches long, the upper part of the Head is grey 
when young, and when old, white, the Feathers on the upper part of 
the Neck were of a blue changeable green fhining Colour, the ends 
black, all the Body elfe was of a dark blue Colour, the Legs were an Inch 
and an_ half long, cover’d with red Scales, the Toes four, three before, 
whereof that in the middle is an Inch long, and one behind, having 
afi {mall crooked and brown Claws. ida 
The Stomach was very mufcular, and contain’d in it a feparable 
infenfible Tunicle, ic was full of Berries of Sweet-wood, they had 
chang’d their Purple-colour to a Red, with’ which the~ Guts were 
tinged; the Guts had near the Stomach a Pancreas running along, 
and they had feveral Circumvolutions, in which here and there lay 
the Berries, fometimes half diffolv’d and turn’d red and friable, and 
fometimes only the Stones remained. e 
They are bitter or fweet to the Tafte, according to the time of 
Year, or rather Food they feed on, and when they’ meet with Plenty 
of {weet Berries, are counted very good Victuals.. 
XXLX: Columba minor ventre candido. Tab. 262. Fig. 1. Rai. fya. 
p. 183. ; 
The White-Belly’d Dove. 
This was nine Inches long from the end of the Bill to chat of the 
Tail, ped fixteen from Wing to Wing extended. The Bill was three quar- 
ters.Q 
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