THE PIGEON. 



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Receiving the Carrier Pigeon. 



Sending forth the Carrier Pigeon. 



The Wattled Ground Pig-eon is a native of South Africa. They live on insects and grain. They are 

 about the size of a Turtle Dove. The base of the bill and forehead are covered with a naked wattle, and 



another wattle hangs from the chin. 



The Oceanic Fruit Pigeon 

 is found in the Caroline, Phil- 

 ippine and Pclew Islands. It is 

 fourteen inches in length. The 

 feathers of the forehead, 

 cheeks, and throat are whitish 

 mixed with grey ; the head 

 and the back of the neck are 

 of a deep slaty grey ; the hack, 

 rump, wing-coverts, quills, and 

 tail feathers, are of a uniform 

 metallic green, passing into 

 brown on the interior of the 

 great feathers ; the breast and 



^^O upper part of the belly are 

 Ife" "^^ "icv, with a tint of rust-color. 



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Oceanic Fruit Pigeon 



Wattled Ground Pigeon. 



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