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ORDER IV. 



GALLINACEOUS BIRDS (GALLING). 



SUB-ORDER X. 

 PIGEONS (GYRATORES). 



FAMILY I. — The Fruit Pigeons (Trerones), in., 142. 

 Sub-Family 1. — The Parrot Pigeons (Phalacroteron), iii., 142 ; the Parrot Pigeon (P. Abyssinica), iii., 142. 



FAMILY II.— -The Doves (Columiwe), iii., 143. 



Sub-Family 1.— The Ring-doves fPalumbus), iii., 143 ; the Ring-dove (P. torquatus), iii., 143. 

 „ „ 2. — The Doves Proper (Columba), iii., 146 ; the Stock Dove (C. oenas), iii., 146 ; the Rock Dove 



(C. livia), iii., 147. 



FAMILY III. — The Cuckoo Pigeons (Macropygi^e), iii., 148. 

 Sub-Family 1. — The Passenger Pigeons (Ectopistes), iii., 148 ; the Passenger Pigeon (E. migratorius), iii., 14S. 



FAMILY IV.— The Turtle Doves (Turtures), iii., 154. 



Sub-Family 1. — The Turtle Doves Proper (Turtur), iii., 154 ; The Turtle Dove (T. auritus), iii., 155. 

 „ „ 2. — The Indian Ring-doves (Streptopeleia), iii., 155 ; the Indian Ring-dove (S. risoria), iii., 155. 



„ „ 3. — The Dwarf Pigeons (Chalcopeleia), iii., 157 ; the Dwarf Pigeon (C. Afra), iii., 157. 



FAMILY V. -The American Ground Pigeons (Zenaid.'e), iii., 158. 

 Sub-Family 1. — The Singing Doves (Melopeleia), iii., 158 ; the Kukuli (M.meloda), iii., 158. 

 ,, ,, 2. — The Sparrow Pigeons (Pyrgitasnas), iii., 159 ; the Sparrow Pigeon (P. passerina), iii., 159. 



„ „ 3. — The Sparrow-hawk Pigeons (Geopeleia), iii., 160; the Striped Sparrow-hawk Pigeon 



(G. striata), iii., 160. 

 I(1 „ 4. — The Wedge-tailed Pigeons (Stictopeleia), iii., 161 ; the Wedge-tailed Turtle Dove 



(S. cuneata), iii., 161. 



FAMILY VI— The Running Pigeons (Geotrygones), iii., 162. 

 Sub-Family 1.— -The Partridge Doves (Starnaenas), iii., 162 ; the Partridge Dove (S. cyanocephala), iii., 162. 



FAMILY VII.— The Bronze-winged Pigeons (Phapes), iii., 163. 



Sub-Family I.— The Crested Bronze-winged Pigeons (Ocyphaps), iii., 163; the Crested Bronze-wing 



(O. lophotes), iii., 163. 

 „ ,, 2. — The True Bronze-winged Pigeons (Phaps), iii., 164 ; the Common Bronze-wing (P. chal- 



coptera), iii., 164. 

 „ „ 3. — The Quail Pigeons (Geophaps), iii., 166 ; the Partridge Bronze-wing (G. scripta), iii., 166. 



„ ,, 4. — The White-fleshed Pigeons (Leucosarcia), iii., 167 ; the Wonga-Wonga Pigeon (L. picata), 



iii., 167. 



FAMILY VIII.— -The Hackled Pigeons (Callgsnas), iij., 167. 



Sub-Family 1. — The Hackled Pigeons (Callcenas), iii., 167 ; the Hackled Ground Pigeon (C. Nicobarica), 

 iii., 167. 



FAMILY IX.— The Crowned Pigeons (Gour/e), iii., 168. 



Sub-Family 1. — The Crowned Pigeons (Goura), iii., 168 ; the Crowned Pigeon (G. coronata), iii., 169 ; the 

 Victoria Crowned Pigeon (G. Victorias), iii., 170. 



FAMILY A'.— The Toothed Pigeons (Didunculus), iii., 170. 

 Sub-Family 1. — The Toothed Pigeons (Didunculus), iii., 170 : the Toothed Pigeon (D. strigirostris), iii., 170. 

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