70 PIGEON. 



both sides to form a bar on the breast, above which is a transverse 

 band of white ; wings purplish red, like the breast ; quills and belly 

 dusky; legs red. — Inhabits the Island of Eimeo. 



86— BLOSSOM-HEADED PIGEON. 



LENGTH seven inches. Bill black ; top of the head pale lilac ; 

 nape dull green; fore part of the neck and throat lilac and grey 

 mixed ; belly whitish, the ends of the feathers for some length green ; 

 hind part of the neck to the back the colour of red-lead, with a 

 chestnut tinge ; upper parts of the body Parrot-green, marked on 

 the wing coverts with black spots ; second coverts and second quills 

 green, with yellow edges; greater quills dusky black ; upper tail 

 coverts as the back; tail deep, muddy green, rounded at the end, the 

 two middle feathers marked with a large purple lilac oval spot; the 

 others much the same, but the spot paler, the inner webs grey ; legs 

 greenish. — Inhabits New-Holland. In the collection of Gen. Davies. 



A. — Crown purple ; nape and neck behind green ; chin and 

 throat ash-colour ; round the neck vinaceous green ; on the shoulders 

 a blue glossy spot; across the breast a broad belt of deep indigo; 

 belly pale, mixed green and white; vent white; tail blue green, 

 paler at the end. 



Seen among the drawings aforesaid, and is probably a Variety ; 

 but as the tail was not expanded, no lilac spots were visible. 



87.-TEMMINCKS PIGEON. 



Columba superba, Colombe Poukiobou, Tern. Pig.fol. p. 75. pi. 33. Id. 8vo. i. p. 277. 



LENGTH nine inches and a half. Bill horn-colour ; eye in a 

 small, naked, red skin ; crown of the head purplish ; on the ears 



