They may be distinguished as follows: 

 Firstly 



Bill slender, and no naked patch round the eye. This group 

 includes: 



(1) Those having the two middle tail feathers green The Ashy- 



headed Green-pigeon. 



(2) Those having the two middle tail feathers grey The Orange- 



breasted Green-pigeon. 



Secondly 



Bill thickened, and red at the base, a naked patch of skin round 

 the eye. 



The Thick-billed Green-pigeon. 



THE ASHY-HEADED GREEN PIGEON 



Has all the characteristics of the common green-pigeon, but is 

 smaller, being only about n inches in length. Has a slender bill 

 with no red on it ; and a nearly square tail with the two middle 

 feathers all green. The sexes are different. Feet and legs red. 



Top of the head grey, back and shoulders maroon red. 

 Tail green above, the outer feathers black with broad ashy tips, be- 

 coming greener towards the middle feathers which are entirely 

 green. The under-tail coverts chestnut ; the remainder of plumage 

 green tinged with orange on the breast. Bill bluish, legs red. 



Female Wants the maroon red on the back, and the orange on the 

 breast, and has the under tail coverts green. 



Found in all well-wooded parts of the province, both up country and 

 near Rangoon. 



(No. 1273. Osmoteron phayrei) 



ORANGE-BREASTED GREEN PIGEON. 



Same characteristics as the last, but has the two middle tail 

 feathers ashy grey. The sexes are different in plumage. Feet and 

 legs red. 



Male The back portion of the head bluish-grey, remainder of 

 upper plumage green. The middle pair of tail feathers grey, the 

 others grey with a black bar, widest on the outermost feathers, each 

 tipped with grey. Breast tinged with orange with a lilac band above; 

 under tail coverts chestnut, bill green, legs red. 



Female. Wants the orange and lilac on the breast, under tail 

 coverts green. Found in all well-wooded localities, and in the hills. 



(No. 1278. O, bicincta.) 



