CONTENTS. 



PaEFAOE 



List of Plates 



BiBLIOGBAPHY 



1. Bengal Green Pigeon {Croco'pus phoenicopterus phoenicopterus) 



2. Burmese Green Pigeon {Crocopus phoenicopterus viridifrons) ... 



3. Southern Green Pigeon (Crocopus phoenicopterus cMorogaster) 



4. Aah.j-h.ea,d.ed.GrTeen'Pigeon(Osmotreronpompadoraphayrei) ... 



5. Grey-fronted Green Pigeon {Osmotreron pompadora afflnis) ... 



6. Pompadour Green Pigeon (Osmotreron pompadcyra pompadora) 



7. Andamanese Green Pigeon (Osmotreron pompadora chJoroptera) 



8. Ciimamon-headed Green Pigeon (Osmo^rerow/M^wjcoMis) 



9. Orange-breasted Green Pigeon (Osmotreron bisincta domvillii) 



10. Lesser Orange-breasted Green Pigeon (Osmotreron bisincta bisincta) 

 IL Pink-necked Green Pigeon (Osmotreron vernans) 



12. Large Thick-billed Green Pigeon (Butreron capeUii) 



13. Thick-billed Green Pigeon (Treron nipalerhsis) ... 



14. Pin-tailed Green Pigeon (Sphenocercus apicavda) 



15. Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon (Sphenocercus sphenura) 



16. Green Imperial Pigeon (Carpophaga aenea aenea) 



17. Nicobar Imperial Pigeon (Carpophaga aenea insularis) 



18. Hodgson's Imperial Pigeon (Ducula insignis insignis) 



19. Grey-headed Imperial Pigeon (Ducula insignis griseicapilla) 



20. Jerdon's Imperial Pigeon (Ducula insignis cuprea) 



21. Pied Imperial Pigeon (ilfymitcjpora 6*cotor) 



22. Nicobar Pigeon (Ca?aewas Wicoftanca) 



23. Bronze-winged or Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica) 



24. IBlue 'Rook-Pigeon (Cdumba livia livia) 



25. Indi&n Blue BiOok-'Pigeon (Columba livia intermedia) ... 



26. Blue Hill-Pigeon (Co^Mmfea rMpesins) 



27. Eastern Stock-Pigeon (Golumba oenas eversmanni) 



28. ^navf-Vigeon (Golumba leuconota) 



29. Speckled Wood-Pigeon (Dendrotreron hodgsoni) 



30. Eastern Wood-Pigeon, Ring-Dove, or Cushat (Palumbus palumb' 



casioiis) 



31. Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon (Alsocomus dphinstonii) ... 



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