BIRDS OF SAMOA iy 
extreme length. The beak is 1% 
inches, red with the fleshy nob at 
the base. The feathering on the 
lower mandible is white, extending 
back as far as the eye. The crest 
cinnamon. General plumage blue- 
ish-black, and 14 tail feathers. 
MANUTAGI 
(The young bird, Manufili.) 
Purple Crested Painted Pigeon. 
(Ptilopus fasciatus). 
This family of the Painted Pige- 
ons is divided into 5 genera, the 
largest group of which is the 
Ptilopus containing over 70 varieties. 
iiey are: wa small, brilliantly- 
coloured species, with their plumage 
generally variegated with patches 
of yellow, mauve, green and blue, 
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