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bun*-orange patch on the breast, and above this a lilack 

 band. 5 ' 



Treron bicincta, Vieillot. 



Vinago " (male.) Jerdon 



" unicolor, (female.) " 



" vernans, Lesson* 



NEPAUL GREEN PIGEON. 



The Burmese and Karens have no name to distinguish 

 this species from the preceding, but call both by the 

 same name. 



Treron nipalensis, Hodgson. 



Toria 



YELLOWISH-HEADED GREEN PIGEON. 



The natives see no difference between this species and 

 the two preceding. " It is distinguished by having the 

 anterior half of the head, and the medial portion of the 

 tail, of the same yellowish green as the breast." 

 Treron viridifrons. 



MALABAR GREEN PIGEON. 



This bird has not been found in these Provinces, but it 

 has been observed in Arracan, where the Arracanese call 

 it gnu, as the Burmese do the other species. 

 Treron Malabarica 



Vinago " Jerdon. 



" aromatica, (male) 



tm ajjinis, (female) 



GAMPSORHYNCHUS. 



Mr. Blyth describes a curious bird related to the greeii 

 pigeons, and nearly allied to Swainson's genus sphenurus, 

 which he received from Arracan. 



Gampsorhynchus rafulus, Blyth. 



FRUIT-PIGEON. 



A large wild fruit-pigeon is often seen, and a second 

 species has been found, in Arracan, 

 Carpophaga sylvatica> 



insignis, (Arracan.) 



