THE JAMBOO PIGEON. 



COLUMBA JaMBOS. LaTH. 



Among the numerous birds of this group which are 

 remarkable for the briUiancy and variety of their colours, 

 the Jamboo Pio^eon deserves to be ranked as one of the 

 most beautiful. There is, however, considerable dift'e- 

 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 oenus. The skin 



