Blea Ss Ob SAM OA 4 
colour of the plumage which is 
mostly metallic green on the upper 
parts, the tail uniform in colour, and 
the flight feathers normal in shape. 
Upper mandible black, slightly 
curved with flesh nob at base. Head, 
neck and breast lavender. Back, 
wings and tail greenish blue. Under 
coverts of tail cinnamon brown. 
Feet coral red. Tail feathers I4. 
The Samoans call the old bird Ma- 
tuaisu. _It-has the flesh nob at the 
base of the beak. 
FIAUI. 
Big Black Fruit Pigeon. 
(Family Car pophaginae). 
Subgenus Glebicera. 
It has the swollen fleshy nob at the 
base of the upper mandible. Itisa 
giant in size measuring 17 inches in 
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