68 PIGEON. 



this, on the fore part to the breast, blossom-colour ; the rest of the 

 plumage pale cinereous grey ; tail the same, in shape nearly rounded, 

 tip dusky white ; legs pale red. 



Inhabits India, called in the Persian, Kubootu jungly, or Jungle 

 Pigeon. One greatly similar, is among the General Hardwicke's 

 drawings. In this the general colour is the same, but the wing- 

 coverts are brownish purple; quills black, outer edges pale; tail 

 plain dove or ash-colour, the end not white; round the eye a ring or 

 circle of red. Met with in India in August. 



81— INDIAN PIGEON. 



Columba Asiatica, Ind. Orn. ii. 597. 

 Indian Pigeon, Gen. Syn. Sup. 202. 60. 



LENGTH eleven inches. Bill bluish at the base, and white 

 towards the tip; head ash-colour; neck pale yellowish green; the 

 lower part all round, middle of the wing, near the shoulder, and 

 all the under parts white; outer edge of the wing and quills black, 

 with whitish edges ; body above and tail greenish ash-colour, end 

 of the latter dusky ; legs bluish, claws black. 



Inhabits India. — Mr. Middleton. One, among the drawings of 

 Mrs. Wheeler, had the legs yellow. 



82— ASIATIC PIGEON. 



BILL black ; head bluish white ; behind the neck black ; 

 general colour of the plumage above rusty ferruginous, or cotfee- 

 brown ; lower part of the back and lower belly pale ; quills black ; 

 tail bluish black ; legs grey. 



Inhabits India, by the name of Jerra Guwa. — India drawings. 



