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lated bare orbital space and the thighs are wrongly coloured, 

 and the belly and under tail- coverts are much too dark. 



It was observed and noticed on Curacao by E. Peters 

 (J. f. O. 1892, p. 112) under the local name " Ala bianco" 

 (not " blanca," as Peters spells it), but specimens were not 

 preserved, and the species was not identified. 



In the living bird the bill is of a whitish flesh-colour, the 

 iris deep orange-brown. Round the eye is a smooth bare 

 ring of a bluish-grey colour ; this ring is surrounded by a 

 large granulated naked space of a dark reddish-brown colour, 

 somewhat like an over-ripe strawberry. Feet raspberry-red. 

 The lower surface of the bird is vinaceous grey, shading into 

 ashy on the flanks and belly. Thighs and under tail-coverts 

 greyish white. The broad white line along the wing has 

 caused this bird to be named "Ala bianco," or "White-wing," 

 on these islands. I have five adult males and one young 

 female. The latter has only an indication of the granules 

 round the eye, and the beautiful scaly-looking white and 

 blackish borders on the hind neck, and pale vinous and 

 blackish borders to the feathers between the shoulders, are 

 only slightly indicated, but this seems to be due rather to 

 the immaturity of the specimen than to its sex. 



The total length of the adult males is about 13 inches, the 

 wing measures from 7*55 to 7*85, tail about 5*3, culmen 0"65, 

 tarsus 1 to 1*1, middle toe 1*2 to T26. 



This species is not rare on Aruba, and is common in some 

 localities on Curacao, where there are many trees ; it is also 

 common on Bonaire. According to Herr Peters it likewise 

 occurs on the coast of Venezuela, where it is called "■ Man- 

 gier a" but this statement requires confirmation. 



This beautiful Pigeon generally flies about in flocks, pick- 

 ing up its food from the ground as well as from the trees. 

 Its note is a deep cooing, consisting of four sounds. I found 

 a fresh-made nest on the 23rd July, but no eggs in it. I 

 also shot young birds at this time, so I believe that they 

 breed twice during the year. The nest is a loose structure, 

 like that of Columba palumbus, and placed mostly in the 

 mangroves, but sometimes in other trees. They are rather 



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