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Length of life in captivity. 

 There is no record of individual specimens, but the species has not 

 yet done well in this garden. 



(124) THE BENGAL GREEN PIGEON. 

 (CROCOPUS PHCENICOPTERUS— {Lath.) ) 



(125) THE SOUTHERN GREEN PIGEON. 

 (CROCOPUS CHLORIGASTER— (Btyth.) ) 

 Hindi and Bengali — HariaL 

 The harials are well-known birds in Lower Bengal. A Bengal 

 green pigeon from Upper India differs from a southern green pigeon 

 much more than one from Lower or Western Bengal. The harials from 

 Lower Bengal are very deficient in the yellow tinge, which is generally 

 well marked in Upper Indian specimens. 



Rab. — The Bengal green pigeon is found all over Bengal and 

 Upper India, extending eastward to Assam, Sylhet, Tipperah, &c, and 

 as far south as the Nerbudda river. The southern green pigeon is 

 found throughout the greater part of the peninsula of India, and 

 Ceylon ; not uncommon about Midnapore in Lower Bengal. 



Length of life in captivity. 



Neither of the above species of green pigeons appears to bear 

 captivity well. A few specimens have now and then been found to do 

 well, but as a rule they do not live long in confinement. 



(126) THE ORANGE-BREASTED GREEN PIGEON. 



(OSMOTRERON BICLNCTA— (Jerdon.) ) 



Eesembles a harial very closely, but smaller ; legs red ; has an 

 orange buff patch on the breast. 



Rab. — The greater part of peninsular India, Ceylon, Assam, 

 Burmah, &c. It does not appear to be common in Lower Bengal. 



Length of life in captivity. 

 No record of individual specimens has been kept. 



(127) THE KOKLA GREEN PIGEON. 



(SPHENOCERCUS SPHENURTTS -(*%.)) 



Hindi — Kolria. 



Description. — In general appearance it resembles a harial, but 



differs from it in having a ruddy tinge on the head and breast, and the 



scapulars and mantle maroon, and legs red. The female and young 



