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Cuvier's genus Vinago ; the second embracing not 

 only the typical Pigeons and Turtles, but many other 

 forms, which appear more nearly allied to his first 

 section ; and the third including such species as, 

 from their habits and form, shewed a decided devia- 

 tion from the Columbine Type, and an evident and 

 nearer approach to the true Rasorial Birds. Vieil- 

 lot has since separated the great crowned pigeon or 

 Goura from the other ground doves, under the ge- 

 neric title of Lophyrus ; and to our distinguished 

 naturalist, Mr Swainson, we are indebted for indi- 

 cating four additional generic groups, under the 

 titles of gen. Ptilinopus, Ectopistes, Peristera, and 

 Chamcepelia. To these we have ventured to add 

 three more ; the first under the name of Carpopha^ 

 ga, containing the large arboreal fruit-ea'' Ig pi- 

 geons ; the second Phaps, of which Col. chalcoptera, 

 Auct. is the type ; and the third, Geophilus, repre- 

 sented by the Col. carunculata and Col. Nicobarica, 

 species remarkable for their close approximation in 

 form and habits to the true gallinaceous groups. 



Of the subfamilies or five typical forms of the 

 Columbidse, we can only speak with diffidence 

 uncertainty, as no analysis of the species sufficiently 

 strict or extensive has hitherto been instituted, from 

 whence conclusive deductions can be drawn. We 

 shall only cursorily observe, that the Arboreal Pi- 

 geons, embracing Vinago, Swainson's genus Pti- 

 linopus, our genus Carpophaga, and some other 

 undefined groups, with feet formed expressly for 



