NAKED-CHEEKED PIGEON. 



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are shaded with a bright blue and a feeble purple ; 

 the feathers of this part are each ornamented with 

 two semicircular marks, the upper one white, the 

 under, which is at the tip, is bluish, with violet 

 reflections : beneath the ears is a transverse dusky 

 spot, composed of very short feathers, which make 

 their appearance when the animal extends its 

 neck: the upper part of the back, the scapu- 

 lars, the lesser and greater coverts of the wings, 

 are of a grey-brown colour : the greater and lesser 

 quills are dusky, with the outer webs bordered 

 with grey : the back and the rump are of a greyish 

 blue : the tail is grey above, and whitish beneath : 

 the abdomen and the inferior tail-coverts are of a 

 pure white : the beak is reddish, and is much bent 

 at the tip : the eyes are reddish : the legs and 

 claws are reddish-brown. 



The female is rather smaller than the male; 

 the colour of her plumage is less lively, and the 

 naked space surrounding the eyes is neither so 

 large nor so brilliant in colour as in the male. 

 Nothing is known of the manners of this species. 

 It inhabits India. 



