96 AROMATIC VINAGO. 



greatest part of its life, with an abundance of food 

 always within reach, the fruit of this tree, which is 

 a species of fig, constituting its favourite and prin- 

 cipal support. 



Temmirick, in his " Histoire des Pigeons et Gal- 

 linacees," besides a description of the Aromatic Vi- 

 nago, agreeing with the specimens we have seen, 

 describes two varieties, one with the head and neck 

 of a reddish colour, the other with the under parts 

 of the plumage grey ; but whether such varieties are 

 accidental, or result from age or sex, he has riot 

 mentioned. He also considers the Pompadour and 

 hook-billed pigeons of Latham, and the yellow-faced 

 pigeon of Brown, as all referable to this species ; but 

 of the correctness of this supposition, it is impossi- 

 ble, without a comparison of specimens, to speak 

 with any degree of certainty, especially where the 

 species bear so great a general resemblance to each 

 other. 



The Aromatic Vinago is of a wild and timorous 

 disposition, and is generally seen in flocks or socie- 

 ties, except during the period of reproduction, when 

 they pair, and retire to the recesses of the forest.* 



* Of the notes of this bird no notice has been taken by 

 any of its describers,but those of a nearly allied species, the 

 Vinago Sphoenura, appear to be more diversified than the 

 usual cooings of most of the Columbidse, as we may collect 

 from the following anecdote, communicated by Mr Neill. 

 who kept two birds of this species in confinement for some 

 years. He says, " I had two, but both I believe were males. 

 Both had a song very different from the mere cooing of the 

 Ring Dove. When they sung in concert, they gave the 



