13 d 



O^nClTHOLOgr, Book II. 



feeding and rearing the Young. And for an internal note, it is common to them to 

 have no Gall-bladder. 











Chap. XV. 



Of the fever d Kinds of Tigeons* 



§. I. 



The common wild Dove or Pigeon. Columba vulgaris. 



A Female, which we defcribed, weighed thirteen ounces: Was in length from 

 Bill to Tail thirteen inches , in breadth twenty fix. 

 Its Bill was (lender, (harp-pointed, and indifferently long, like to that of a 

 Lapwing or Plover, above the Nofthrils (oft, and white by the afperfion of^ : kmA.o[ 

 furfuraceous fubftance, elfe dusky. The Tongue neither hard, nor cloven, but 

 (harp and foft. The hides of the Eyes of a yellowish red. The Legs on the forepart 

 feathered almoft to the Toes : The Feet and Toes red , the Talons black. 



The Head was of a pale blue 5 the Neck as it was diverfly objected to the light did 

 exhibite to the Beholder various and Alining colours. The Prop was reddi(b,the reft 

 of the Breaftand Belly afh-coloured. The Back beneath, a little above the Rump, 

 was white, (which is a note common to moft wild Pigeoni ) about the (houlders ci- 

 nereous, elfe black, yet with fbme mixture of cinereous. 



The number of prime feathers in each Wing was about twenty three or twenty 

 four. Of thefethe outmoft were dusky, of the fed as much as was expofed to fight 

 black, what was covered with the incumbent feathers cinereous. The covert-fea- 

 thers of the ten firft Remiges were of a dark cinereous : Of the reft of the covert- 

 feathers ( almoft to the body) the tips and interiour Webs, as far as the (hafts were 

 cinereous, the exteriOur black. The covert-feathers of the underiide of the Wings 

 purely white. 



The Tail is made up of twelve feathers, four inches and an half long, the middle 

 being fomewhat longer than the extremes. The tips of all were black : The two 

 outmoft below the black on the outfide the (haft were white -, all the reft wholly 

 cinereous,the lower part being the darker. The feathers incumbent on the Tail were 

 cinereous. 



It had a great Craw, full of Gromil feed. The blind Guts were very (hort, fcarce 

 exceeding a quarter of an inch. It hath ( as we faid of Pigeons in general ) no Gall- 

 bladder,and lays but two Eggs at a time. 



This kind varies mumch in colour 3 there are found of them ordinarily milk-white. 

 Aldrovandm defcribes and figures many forts of tame Pigeons, which he thus 

 diftinguiihes : 



The greater called Tronfi, and in Englifh Runts, 

 whofe defcription and figure you have, t. 2. 

 ^£.462. 

 The lefler or moft common, t.i.pag.^ . 

 The greater, t.i. pag.^66 

 I c Crefted, t.i.pag.^69. 



Theleffer.) 



{Smooth-crown'd, t-2.pag.467. 



rFrifled Pigeons, t.i.pag. 470. 



""Rough, t2.p4g.471. 



I f Of our Country, 

 which have their* 

 Feet either 



"Naked. 



Tame or 

 houfe 

 Doves , 

 are ei- 

 ther 



^ Roughs 



Outlandifh, 

 Wit, 



to 



I /Hooded, with 



| \ their Feet }j>2xt, of which there 



I Cyprus Pigeons^ are feveral kinds fet 



J ) forth,/>.47M73>474 



1 CSmooth-crowned, called Indian Pige- 



ons, ^.2.^.477. .. . m 



I Candy Pigeons,having in the Bill,above where ltis joyn- 

 i ed to the Head a white Tubercle or Wattle,p478. 

 1 Perftan or Turkey Pigeons of a dark colour, p.48 1. 

 xfarros Stone or Rock Pigeon. Under 



