COLUMBA SMITHII. 



form of a band ; the vent and crissum are ochraceous, each feather having 

 the base brown, but which is almost concealed when the plumage lies 

 smooth : wings of the same colour with the back, the secondaries edged 

 with pale ochraceous, and the outer webs of the three or four last, for two- 

 thirds of their length from the base, of a rich purple with greenish re- 

 flections ; the lesser secondaries are also marked with rich purple on the 

 outer webs : the two centre tail-feathers are olive-brown, and conceal the 

 rest of the tail when closed ; the remaining tail-feathers are deep choco- 

 late-brown : the legs and feet are rich purplish-lake. 



