GOURA. GOURA. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum mediocre, gracilius- 

 ruluiTi, ad apicem paulo 

 inflatum ; mandibulft su- 

 periore lateratim sulcata; 

 versus apicem descendens. 



Nares superne plumis tectis, 

 in riniii sitae. 



Alee breves, rotundatae. 

 Tarsi longiores, digiti basi 



Beak middle sized, very 

 slender, towards the tip 

 slightly inflated ; the supe- 

 rior mandible sulcated on 

 the sides, its tip bent down. 



Nostrils covered above with 

 feathers, and placed in a 

 fissure. 



Wings short and rounded. 



Tarsi long, toes cleft at then- 

 base. 



Columbi-Gallines. Le Vaillant. 



Lophyrus. Vieillot. 



Goiira. Temminck. 



Columba. Linne, Gmelin, Cuvier, 8fc. 



JL HE birds of this genus are known from those 

 of the other genera of the order, by the great 

 length of their tarsi, which approach to those 

 of the Gallinacese ; their beak is also of a dif- 

 ferent form from that of the other Columbine 

 birds, being very slender, and having a groove 



