BIRDS OF SAMOA S 
called the tree-pigeons, this family 
live much on the ground. There are 
more than 20 species in the family. 
The Brown Ground  Pigeon’s 
general plumage is brown. Head 
and breast light cinnamon. Eyes 
dark brown, and upper parts dark 
brown, legs and feet purple red. 
MANUMEA, 
(The young bird, Umauma.) 
The Tooth-Billed Pigeon. 
(Didunculus strigirostris). 
This rare species is only found on 
the Samoan Islands. It possesses a 
remarkably heavy powerful bil] 
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