﻿634 PIGEON. 



Place. This is found at Mexico, inhabiting the woods in the colder 



parts thereof. 



Le Pigeon de Montagne du Mexique, Sri/. orn. i. p. 130. N° 2S._—Buf. 



27. 

 WHITE- 

 SHOULDERED °'J- u * P" S z 5' 



P. Hoilotl, Rait Syn. p. 63. N° 1 3 



« C I Z E of a Roman Pip-eon. The bill and lees fcarlet, and 



Description. ^ <=> ° '■ 



the plumage of a purplifh rufous colour except the lefler 

 wing coverts, which are white. 



Others are of a pale fulvous, with the lefTer wing coverts 

 white, as in the others : the bill and legs reddifh. 

 Place. Inhabits Mexico. 



28. 

 BLUE P. 



Le Pigeon bleu du Mexique, Brif. orn. 1. p. 139. N° 35. — Buf. oif. ii» 



p. 525. 

 Tlaeahoilotl, Raii Syn. p. 63. N° ij. 



Description. ClZEof a Domeftic Pigeon. The bill, irides, and legs, red: 



the head, neck, upper parts, and thighs, are blue : on the 



head and neck there is alfo a mixture of red, efpecially on the 



fore part : the breaft, belly, fides, wing coverts, and under the 



tail, red : quills and tail blue. 



Inhabits Mexico. 



Thefe four Buffon believes to have much affinity to the Euro- 

 pan common Pigeon, 



FfcACEo 



Colomba 



