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PIGEON. 



SO- 

 BLACK- 



CAPPED T. 



Columba melanocephala, Zool. Ind. p, 1 6. pL 7, 

 Turvert, Buf. oif. ii. p. 555. 2 rfc Efp. 

 Tourterelle deBatavia, PA enl. 214. 

 Black-capped Pigeon, iW. Zoo/, pi. 7. 



Description. T ENGTH nine inches and a half. Bill black, fhort, and 

 yellow at the tip : the head of a pale blueifh afh-colour ; the 

 back part of it black: chin and throat of a fine deep yellow : 

 neck, and body in general, of a fine deep green : vent orange yel- 

 low : fome of the feathers on the outride of the thighs tipped 

 with the fame j infide of them white : the tail a little cuneiform 

 in fhape ; fix of the middle feathers green j the three outer ones 

 on each fide of a mofl beautiful crimfon : legs red. 



Defcribed from a moft perfect fpecimen, in the pofieffion of 

 Sir Jofeph Banks. 

 Place, The bird figured in the Indian Zoology has the lower part of the 



belly yellow, as well as the vent ; and was found dead on the 

 ground in the ifland of Java. 



JAVAN T„ 



Description. 



Pjuce, 



Le Turvert, Buf. oif. ii. p. 556. 3 me Efp. 

 La Tourterelle de Java, PL enl. 177. 



QIZE of the laft. Bill pale red, covered with a white cere; 

 head, neck, and bread, vinaceous red ; forehead and fides of 

 the head paleft : back and wings deep green ; greater quills 

 brown : belly dufky, growing very pale towards the tail, which 

 is dufky beneath : legs red. 

 Inhabits Java. 



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