THE PIGEON. 



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KeociviDg the Carrier Pigeon. Sending forth the Carrier Pigeon. 



The Wntffed Ground Pigeon is a native of South Africa. They live on insects nnd grain. They are 

 about the size of a Turtle Dove. The base of the bill and forehead are covered with a naked wattle, and 

 another wattle hangs from the chin. 



The Oceanic Fruit Pigeon 

 is found in the Caroline, Phil- 

 ippine and Pelew Islands. It is 

 fourteen inches in length. The 

 feathers of the forehead, 

 cheeks, and throat are whitish 

 mixed with grey ; the head 

 and the back of the neck are 

 of a deep slaty grey ; the back, 

 rump, wing-coverts, quills, and 

 tail feathers, are of a uniform 

 metallic green, passing into 

 ^ brown on the interior of the 

 great feathers ; the breast and 

 upper part of the belly are 

 <r < v. with a tint of rust-color. 



Oceanic Fruit Pigeon. 



Wattled Ground Pigeon. 



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