26 PIGEON. 



In a collection of drawings made by Mr. Woodford, I find a 

 similar one, in which the forehead and fore part of the crest feathers 

 are dull crimson purple; bill, and bare part about the eye, pale 

 yellow ; and the loose feathers of the head and neck considerably 

 more downy in texture : on comparing Sonnerat's engraving of the 

 Hackled Pigeon, with that of M. Temminck's Colombe herisse, it 

 will not be easy to reconcile the two ; in the former the feathers of 

 the neck, although said to be stiff" and laminated, lie close to the 

 skin, whereas those of the head and neck, in the latter are long, 

 loose, and in appearanse downy : we can no otherwise account for 

 this, unless the bird should appear in a different dress at different 

 seasons, or the male at a certain time of the year is furnished with the 

 long flowing neck feathers, as is the case in respect to the male of 

 our Ruff Sandpiper. 



17— SCALLOP-NECKED PIGEON. 



Colurhba speciosa, Ind. Orn. ii. 605. Gm. Lin. i. 783. 



Le Colombe Ramiret, Buf. ii. 541. Id. Sonnin. 248. Temm. Pig.fol. pi. 14.— Male. 



Id. 8vo. i. p. 208. 

 Pigeon Rainier de Cayenne, PL enl. 213. 

 Scallop-necked Pigeon, Gen. Syn. iv. 643. 



LENGTH thirteen inches. Bill pale red, end yellowish, nostrils 

 protuberant, white at the base; head chocolate purple; the feathers 

 from the neck to the back black round the ends ; within this border 

 those of the neck are white, appearing as spots ; but on the lower 

 part of the neck rufous instead of white, appearing waved or scal- 

 loped ; breast and belly dusky white, the feathers above bordered 

 with pale chocolate brown; vent and under tail coverts nearly white; 

 back and wings fine deep rufous; quills dusky; tail rounded at the 

 end, dusky black ; legs red. The female is like the male, but much 

 duller in colour. 



