COLUMBID^. 



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Pigeon above ashy-brown, with the wing-coverts sprinkled witli 

 opaline-green spots; the throat white edged with black; the 

 breast and middle of the belly ashy-blue ; the flanks and abdo- 

 men whitish ; the lateral tail-feathers brown at the base, deep 

 black at the tip. 



Inhabits New Holland. Length nine inches and 

 a half : the adult bird has the head, the nape, the 

 neck, and upper parts of the body and the wings, as 

 well as the two middle tail-feathers, of an ashy-brown : 

 several spots of opaline-green, varying into purple 

 and violet, according to the light, are sprinkled over 

 the wing-coverts : the throat is white, succeeded by a 

 black band : the cheeks have two white spots, which 

 are also edged with black : the breast and the middle 

 of the belly are ashy-blue : the flanks, the abdomen, 

 and the under part of the wings are white : the tail 

 is short, and its feathers are of equal length; the 

 two middle feathers are similar in colour to the 

 back, but the others are of an ashy-brown at the 

 base for half their length, and the rest deep-black : 

 the quills are ashy-brown : the beak is black, and 

 the legs brown. The female and young have the 

 opaline spots smaller and less brilliant. 



Sp. 18. Columba Dusumieri. Temm. PL Col 185. 



Co, supra cinereo-griseo-fuscus, capite, nucha, collo antice pec- 

 toreque vinaceis ; hi/pochondriis, ventre, crissO) tectricihusque 

 cniidcB inferioribus albidis ; collo pennis nigricante-cinereis 

 apicibus metallico-v'iridibus ornato; rectrice e^'teriore pogonio 

 interno nigricante, e.xterno albo> 



Pigeon above ashy-grey-brown, with the head, nape, neck an- 

 teriorly, and breast vinaceovjs ; the flanks, belly, vent, and 

 under tail-coverts, whitish ; the neck ornamented with dusky- 

 ash feathers, with metallic-green tips; the outer tail-featheir 

 with its inner web dusky, the exterior white. 



