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pigeons of a new species, (Ptilinopus superbus), and 

 of beautiful colours; the breast being dark purple, the 

 crown of the head red, and the other parts green ; 

 besides one specimen of a bird, of the same genus as 

 one on the Abrolhos, generally called a quail, but with 

 this difference, that it only lays four eggs, whereas 

 quails lay fourteen or fifteen. It is known to the 

 colonists as the Painted Quail ; and has been called 

 by Mr. Gould, from the specimen we got on Booby 

 Island, Hcemipodius Melinatus. 



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