38 NEW ZEALAND PIGEON. 



the light : the back , the rump, and the upper tail- 

 coverts of a bluish-ash : the wings, the scapulars, 

 and the whole of the greater quills of a dark 

 grey : the belly of a deep grey tinge, with purple 

 reflections : the tail-feathers, from their insertion 

 to the middle, of a deep grey, with a strong band 

 of black, towards their extremities dusky : the 

 beak is fleshy at the base, and of a reddish co- 

 lour ; its point yellow : the irides and the feet 

 deep red. 



This species frequents the low grounds and the 

 cultivated parts of Jamaica: its principal nou- 

 rishment consists of various kinds of grain, and it 

 is particularly fond of the coffee berries : it appears 

 be spread over all the Antilles : greatly esteemed 

 for food. > , 



NEW ZEALAND PIGEON. 

 (Columba Zealandica.) 



Co. rubra, abdomine albo, uropygio ctervleo, caudA nigrd. 



Red Pigeon, with a white abdomen, blue rump, and black tail. 



Columba Zealandica. Lath. Ind. Orn. 2. 603. 37. Temm. Pig. 



Ind. 464. 



Columba Nova Zelandiae. Gmel. Syst. Nat. 1. 773. 

 Columba Haggarero. Temm. Pig. (8uo.) 371. 

 New Zealand Pigeon. Lath. Gen. Syn. 4. 640. 34. 



THIS species is a native of Dusky Bay, New 

 Zealand, and is called by the inhabitants the 



