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THE ANIMALS OP NEW ZEALAND 



Wood Pigeon. 



The Wood Pigeon. — Kuku or Kereru. 



IJonipJiaya iiorae-zealandiae. 



Above, coppery purple; head, neck, and breast coppery green. 

 Abdomen white. Tail greenish black. Feet pink. Eye crimson. Length 

 of the wing, 10 inches; of the tarsus, 1.25 inch. The sexes are alike. 

 Egg — White: length, 1.9 inch. Both Islands. 



