44G Mr. Vigors's Sketches in Ornithology/. 



the male of the above species, by the Prince of Musignano him- 

 self, when lately in this country. 



31. COLUMBA LEUCOCEPIIALA. Lilin., I. p. 281. 710. 14. Rd}/, 



Syn. Jv. p. 63. «o. 16. p. 184. no. 24. 

 White crowned Pigeon. Perm., Arct. Zool. II. no. 189. 

 Lath., Gen. Hist. VIII. p. 48. «o. 61 . 



■ 32. CoiUMBA INOUNATA. 



Col. plumbea, capite collo pectore abdomine tcclricibusque ala- 

 rum mediis ritfo-vinaceis. 



Remiges plumbeae, exterioribus leviter albido marginatis. Ptila 

 pteromatibus proxima sunt rufo-vinacea ; pteromata plumbea, 

 extimis graciliter all)o- marginatis. Tectrices inferiores pallide 

 plumbeae. J?ec//-?ce* subtus saturatiores. 7?o*^n/;/t fuscum. Pedes 

 rubrl. Longitudo coiyotis, \b\', rostrf, 1|; alec a carpo ad 

 reinigem Sdam, 8| ; caitda;, Q\ ; tarsi, 1. 



I feel much hesitation in describing this species as new. The 

 specimens in the collection are in bad condition, and vary among 

 themselves. The above description is taken from that which is 

 least injured. It appears to come very near to M. Temminck's 

 description of the female of his Col. ruftna, a species I have not 

 seen, but it differs in the dimensions, and has not the " gorge 

 bUmche. " ^ 



33. "^'Nycticouax violacea. 



Ardea violacea, Linn., I. p. 238. no. 1 6. TVils., Am. Orn^ 



VIII. /. 65./. 1. 

 Ardea Caycnncnsis. Gmel., I. p. 626. no. 31. 

 Cayenne Night Heron. Lath., Gen. Ilist. IX. p. 63. 



710. 24. 

 Le Bihoreau de Cayenne. Pi. Enl. 899. 



34. '^Ardea exilis. Gmel., I. p. 645. no. 83. Wtls., Am. Orn. 



VIII.;;. 37. 

 Minute Heron. Lath., Gen. Ilist. IX. p. 72. no. 34. 

 Least Bittern. Wils., Am. Orn.pl. 65. f. 4. 



