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NATIVB of China : size of the common Pigeon : 

 the head is grey ; the upper part of the neck, the 

 belly, and the abdomen are of a clear greyish 

 red : the posterior part of the neck and the back 

 are of a deep violet purple : the feathers that cover 

 the sides of the neck are scalloped in the centre, 

 and terminated with a greyish red band : the 

 small feathers on the shoulders are of a deep rosy 

 or chesnut colour : the coverts are of an earthy 

 brown : the rump is of a grey lilac : the middle 

 tail-feathers are of a dusky black ; the lateral ones 

 are black for half the length, and tipped with 

 white : the under tail-coverts are white : the beak 

 is yellowish : the irides red : the feet brown. 



LABRADOR PIGEON. 

 (Columba elegans ) 



Co. Jusca, occipite albicante-cano, pectore venire abdomineguc 

 canis, macula, rubcscenie-fusca in pectore, caudd cand fascia 

 tranrcersd nigrd. 



Brown Pigeon, with the occiput of a hoary white ; the breast, 

 belly, and abdomen hoary ; a rufescent brown spot on the 

 breast ; the tail hoary, with a transverse black band. 



Columba elegans. Temm. Pig. Ind. 466. 



Colombo Labrador. Temm. Pig. (QvoJ p. 24O- 



THE Labrador Pigeon was discovered, during 

 the voyage of Captain Baudin, to be a native of 



