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COLUMBID^.. 



ashy J the lateral tail-feathers adorned with an ashy-green 

 spot towards the tip of the inner web j the middle of the belly 

 purple ; the vent and under tail-coverts yellow. 



Inhabits the Island of Celebes. Length eight 

 inches : the top of the head, the cheeks, and the chin 

 are ashy-grey: the occiput, neck, all the back, the 

 breast, and sides, are brilliant deep-green : the wings 

 and tail are green, but of a deeper hue than the back ; 

 the former have several of their greater coverts tipped 

 with pure ash, and their feathers finely edged with 

 yellowish : the lateral tail-feathers have at the tip 

 of the inner web a large ashy-green spot, which is 

 hidden when the tail is not expanded : the middle 

 of the belly is of a fine purple tint : the vent and 

 under tail-coverts are bright yellow. 



Sp. 23. Columba xanthonura. Temm. PL Col. 190. 



Co. capite, nuchd malisque ruhris, corpore infra Jusca, dorso 



scapulisque rufo viridique tinctis, alis brunneo-rufis, tectricibus 



alarum aureo-rufo marginatis, reciricibus lateraUbus basi aureo- 



rufo, versus apicem fascia nigrd, apice rufo. 

 Pigeon with the head, nape, and cheeks red ; the body beneath 



brown ; the beak and scapulars tinged with red and green ; 



the wings brown-red, their coverts edged with golden-red ; the 



lateral tail-feathers golden-red at the base, with a black bar 



towards the tip ; the tip rufous. 



Inhabits the Merian Islands. Length nine inches 

 and a half : the head, nape, and cheeks are deep red : 

 the entire of the under parts of the body is of a 

 deep brown : the back and the scapulars are shaded 

 with tints of reddish and green, with metallic re- 

 flections : the wings are slightly brownish-red, with 

 a more brilliant tint in certain lights ; and their 



