38 PIGEON. 



six or eight spots of glossy black ; under parts, from the throat, 

 brownish blossom-colour ; under wing coverts black ; greater quills 

 wholly black ; tail rounded, the two middle feathers like the back, 

 the rest black, fringed at the ends with rufous, most so on the 

 exterior feather; legs very pale, or yellowish. 



Inhabits Brazil. — In the collection of Lord Stanlev. 



40 —SURINAM PIGEON. 



Columba Surinamensis, Ind.Orn. ii. 607. Gm. Lin. i. 7S7. 

 La Tourterelle, Descr. de Sunn. ii. 165. Sonnin. Buf. vii. -304. 

 Colombe Fermin, Temm. Pig. seconde suite, Id. 8vo. i. p. 375. 

 Surinam Turtle, Gen. Syn. ii. 647. 



LENGTH ten inches; breadth eighteen. Bill fine, long, deep 

 blue, within red ; head and neck ash-colour; throat mixed green and 

 black ; exterior wing feathers brown ; those of the middle ash-colour; 

 breast and belly whitish ; legs red. 



Inhabits Surinam ; said to have two broods in a year ; makes the 

 nest in the woods, distant from habitations, on the highest trees, like 

 the Common Turtle, to which it has some resemblance : the flesh is 

 juicy, and esteemed very delicious. 



41.— MEXICAN PIGEON. 



Columba Mexicana, Tnd. Orn.'ii. 601. Gm. Lin.\. 777. Bris. i. 99. Id. 8vo. i. 23. 



Pigeon du Mexique, Buf. ii. 525. 



Cehoilotl, Rati, 63. 14. 



Mexican Pigeon, Gen. Syn. iv. 633. 



THE whole related of this bird is, that the eyes are surrounded 

 with crimson ; irides black ; the whole plumage brown, except the 

 breast and tips of the wings, which are white ; legs red. 



Inhabits Mexico. 



