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The Natural Hiftory off JAMAICA. 
Iris, the Tail three Inches long, the Top ef the Head or Crown, under 
the Chaps, Neck, Breait and Belly white, whence its Name; the up- 
per part of the Neck was of a blue and purple interchangeable Colour, 
the Back and Wings of a Purplif:-brown, with an Eye of Red, the Tail - 
blue, with a white Stripe at the End. The Legs and Feet were an Inch 
and an half long cover’d with very red Scales, the Toes four, where- 
of three before, that in the middle half an Inch long, the Claws very 
fhore and of a brown Colour. 
The Intrails were the fame as thofe of other Pigecns, and the 
Stomach fill’?d with Berries, cc. as in the cthers. 
They are in fanaary to be found in the Savannas or Plains, 
They are accounted good Food, and are not fo bitter as the Prece- 
dent. 
They make a very mournful and loud Noife upon the Trees of the 
Woods through the whole Ifland. iG | 
XXX. Columba minor fulva. Tab, 261. Fig. 1. Perdix Montana. Raij. 
Sym. p. 183. oe | 
The Mountain Partridge. 
This Sort of Pigeon, is ten Inches long from the end of the Bill 
to that of the Tail, and fixteen trom Wing to Wing extended, the Bill 
is rais’d about the Noftrils as in other Pigeons, red towards its 
Bafe, and whitifh’ at the End, half an Inch long, and ftrait, very 
like that of other Pigeons, The Head is fmall, the Tail two Inches 
long, the Head, Back, Wings, and Tail, are cover’d with Feathers 
of a redifh purple, Copper, or Fweille morte Colour, the Neck and 
Breaft ofa lighter, and the Belly more white, the Eyes are black, and 
have a yellow Circle or Irés, the Eyelids are of a fine Scarlet Colour. 
The Feet and Legs are two Inches long, cover’d with red Scales, there. 
are four Toes, three before, whereof that in the middle is almoft an 
Inch long, and one behind, and all of them have brown {mall Claws. 
The Stomach was pretty large, and fill’?d with a fort of bay Berries 
cali’d Sweet-wood Berries, it was not very mufcular, neither was 
there any thing extraordinary inthe Intrails of this Bird. 
They are found in the woody Mountains near the Angels, where 
they feed on Berries. 
They are accounted very good Food. | 
They build their Nefts in low bough’d Trees, and make them with 
Sticks laid crofs one another,on which is placed Hair and Cotton, they 
are made fo little chat rhe Young when feather’d fall out of them on the 
Ground and are there fed by them. 
XXXI. Tartur. Willughb. Angl. p. 183. Tab. 35. Tab. 262. Fig. 2. 
Palomas tortoras menores que las de Efpanola. de Oviedo. hift. lib.-14- 
cap. 2. Tortora di Colon. cap. 19. An Har Dove. 4. e. Turtur auritus. 
Ray. fyn. p. 184. , 
An Ear Dove. 
This I, had drawn from the Life but have loft the Defctiption, it 
had two Spots. of each fide of the Neck of a dark Colour, whence 
the Name of Ear-Dove, it was of the bignefs of the Figure, and I 
believe the fame, with our common Turtle-Dove. is 
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