CHAPTER LXII. 



(Australian Qreen-rmngecl Dot>e. 



I HIS bird bears a striking general resemblance to the 

 last, but in spite of the fact that the authorities 

 in the Regent's Park call it the "Little Green- winged 

 Dove", it is considerably larger than its Indian con- 

 gener, and can be readily distinguished from the latter 

 by its white forehead and the larger and broader eye- 

 streak of the same colour, as well as by the greater 

 brilliancy of the metallic reflections on its back and 

 wings. 



The female of this species I do not happen ever to 

 have met with, but in all probability the same difference 

 exists between her and her mate as obtains between 

 the two sexes in the Indian species. 



At the time when I was looking out for a mate for 

 my male Green-wing a correspondent very obligingly 

 offered me one of the Australian Green-winged Pigeons, 

 which I accepted with pleasure, thinking that perhaps 

 it might be a female. However, as soon as it arrived 



