

THE JAMBOO PIGEON. 



CoLVMBA Jambos. Lath. 



Among the numerous birds of this group which are 

 remarkable for the brilUancy and variety of their colours, 

 the Jamboo Pigeon desei"ves to be ranked as one of the 

 most beautiful. There is, however, considerable diffe- 

 rence between the sexes, the colours of the male being 

 much more vivid than those of the female. The former 

 has the upper part and sides of the head of a deep and 

 brilliant red ; and the whole upper surface of the body, 

 the wings, and the tail, of a bright green. The throat 

 is of a deep maroon approaching to black ; and the rest 

 of the under surface, with the exception of a large oval 

 pink or rose-coloured spot upon the breast, white, with 

 a tinge of drab on the abdomen and legs. The under 

 tail-coverts are brown ; and the quill-feathers of the tail 

 of a dusky black beneath, with a patch of white at the 

 tips. The naked part of the legs has the reddish hue 

 which is common to almost the whole senus. The skin 



