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Columba palumbus, Lin. Syjl. i. p. 282. ig.—Faun. Suec. N J 208. — Scop. 



ann. i. N° 178. — Uuller, N° 228. — Brun. N° 204. — Georgi Reife, p. 



173. — Kram. el. p. 359. 2. — Frifcb. t. 138. 

 Le Pigeon ramier, Brif. ern. i. p. 89. 6. — Buf. oif. ii. p. 531. pi. 24.— 



Pl.enl. 316. 

 Ring Dove, Raii Syn. p. 62. A. 9. — Will. orn. p. 185. pi. 3;. — Br. Z00L i. 



N° \oz.-Ara. Zool. 



Br.Muf. Lev. Muf. 



29. 

 ■t- RING P. 



'T'H I S is a large fpecies : length feventeen inches and a half. 

 The bill is fourteen lines, and of a yellowifh colour ; the 

 noflrils covered with a mealy red flefhy membrane : the irides 

 pale yellow : the head, back, and wing coverts, blueifh afh- 

 colour, deepeft on the head : the upper part of the back inclines 

 to brown; and the lower part of it, rump, and fore part of the 

 neck, pale afh-colour ; the reft of the neck, and the breaft, 

 vinaceous, mixed with afh-colour : the belly, thighs, and vent, 

 dirty white : the hind part and fides of the neck are green gold, 

 in fome lights changing to blue, with a copper glofs ; and on 

 each fide of the neck is a white crefcent : the greater quills are 

 dufky ; all of them, except the outermoft, have the exterior 

 edges whitilh ; the fecondaries are greyifh brown : at the bafe of 

 the baftard wing is a dafh of white : the tail is afh-coloured 

 above, with the end blackifh j but beneath the bafe and ends are 

 black ; the middle hoary : the legs are covered with feathers 

 almoft to the toes, of a red colour : and the claws black. 



This bird is found throughout Europe; the major part of 

 them, in refpecl to this kingdom, are emigrants, departing elfe- 



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