158 TRERONID^ VINAGO 



feathers edged with \\hite ; tarsal plumes bright yellow ; under tail- 

 coverts rufous-brown tipped and edged with white ; tail-feathers 

 black below with the apical third white. 



Iris pale blue to greyish or greenish-white ; bill light bluish- 

 horn ; cere bright scarlet ; tarsus and feet bright orange to vermilion. 



Length about 12-0; wing 6*5 ; tail 4-0 ; tarsus 1-0 ; culmen -90. 

 The female resembles the male in plumage and dimensions. The 

 young bird, according to Salvador!, has less vinaceous on the bend 

 of the wing. 



Distribution. Delalande's Green Pigeon is spread over Eastern 

 and South Eastern Africa, extending from the neighbourhood of 

 Mombasa through German East Africa and Nyassaland to the 

 extreme east of Cape Colony. 



FIG. 49. Head of Vinago delalandii. x j| 



The following are the localities within our limits : Cape Colony- 

 King William's Town and East London district, March and July 

 (Trevelyan), Port St. John's, November (S. A. Mus.) ; Natal 

 Pinetown, June and August (Ayres in Brit. Mus.) ; Transvaal near 

 Barberton (Kendall), Eustenburg, June and August (Ayres), 

 Magaliesberg, -commoner in summer (Ayres); Ehode&ia Matopos, 

 near Bulawayo (Tredgold), Umfuli Eiver, August, September 

 (Ayres), Chiquaqua (Sowerby), near Feira on the Zambesi (Stoehr) ; 

 Portuguese East Africa Inhambane (Peters), Shupanga on the 

 Zambesi (Kirk). 



Habits. This Green Pigeon seems to be a partial migrant, 

 making its appearance suddenly when the wild berries and fruits 

 of certain trees, especially figs, on which it chiefly feeds, are ripen- 

 ing. It is usually seen in small flocks, though occasionally found 

 solitary. Owing to the colour of its plumage and to its habit of 



