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NAKED-CHEEKED PIGEOxV. 



the back of the neck, which has the appearance of 

 velvet: the scapulars are of a grey-brown; the 

 greater wing quills, and those of the tail, are of a 

 slate-colour : the feet are red, with black claws : 

 the base of the beak reddish : irides orange, with 

 a papillated naked reddish skin round the eyes: 

 the tail is composed of twelve feathers. Inha- 

 bits South America. Nothing is known of its 

 manners. 



NAKED-CHEEKED PIGEON. 



(Columba Gymnopthalmus.) 



Co. capite collo pectore ahdomineque dilute vinaceis pennis sqm» 

 mods ad latera collij dorso alisque Juscis, uropygio et pennis 

 caudce canis. 



Pigeon, with the head, neck, breast and abdomen pale wine- 

 coloured 3 the feathers on the sides of the neck scale-like j the 

 back and wings brown j the rump and feathers of the tail 

 hoary. 



Columba Gymnopthalmus. Temm» Pig, Ind. 463, 

 Colomba Jou-nud. Temm. Pig, (8vo,) 225. 



Length thirteen inches : round the eyes a large 

 patch of naked skin, covered with small fleshy 

 papillae of a beautiful deep blue: the head, the 

 upper part of the neck, the throat, and the breast 

 of a fine vinaceous tint, which colour descends 

 over the belly and thighs in a diluted state : the 

 nape and the sides of the lower part of the neck 



