76 CLASS AVES. 



coverts, ashy-white tipt. Length, five inches. Bra- 

 zils. 



Ordinary Pigeons. Vieil. 



Have the feet shorter than the last ; but the bill is 

 thin and flexible, as with them. 



The French possess four wild species. 



Ring Pigeon. Lath. Col. Palumbus. 



Is the largest. It inhabits the forests, especially 

 those of green trees ; is ash-coloured, more or less 

 bluish ; the breast vinous-red, and is distinguish- 

 able by white spots on the sides of the neck and 

 wings. 



Stock Pigeon. Lath. Col. (Enas. L. Frisch. 139. 



Slate-grey, with the breast vinous j the sides of the 

 neck, changing-green. Rather less in size than the 

 last, but of corresponding habits. 



Biset Pigeon. Lath. Col. Livia. Briss. Enl. 510. 



Slate-grey ; round the neck, a changeable-green ; 

 a double black band on the wing ; the rump white. 



From this species we derive the pigeons of our 

 dove-houses ; and, as appears, the greater part of our 

 countless domestic races, in the production of which 

 the mixture of some other adjoining species may 

 have had some influence. 



