PLATE 49 



Adult male and female crowned pigeon, Columba leucocephcda. Natural size. Toda del. , May 1910. 



The "crown" of the female is a very dusky white; that of the male almost if not quite clear. The 

 irides differ similarly. The modified area of the neck (cape) is notable for its extent, probably 

 greatest in the male. These feathers are very clear-cut, and margined with velvety black in 

 central parts and at anterior margins, but gradually merging into rest of plumage above and 

 below. 



