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NEW ZEALAND PIGEON. 



the light : the back, the rump, and the upper tail- 

 coverts of a bluish-ash : the wings, the scapulars, 

 and the whole of the greater quills of a dark 

 grey : the belly of a deep grey tinge, with purple 

 reflections : the tail-feathers, from their insertion 

 to the middle, of a deep grey, with a strong band 

 of black, towards their extremities dusky : the 

 beak is fleshy at the base, and of a reddish co- 

 lour; its point yellow: the irides and the feet 

 deep red. 



This species frequents the low grounds and the 

 cultivated parts of Jamaica: its principal nou- 

 rishment consists of various kinds of grain, and it 

 is particularly fond of the coffee berries : it appears 

 be spread over all the Antilles : greatly esteemed 

 for food. 



NEW ZEALAND PIGEON. 



(Columba Zealandica.) 



Co. rubra, ahdomine albo, uropygio caruleo, cauda nigra. 

 Red Pigeon, with a white abdomen, blue rump, and black tail. 

 Columba Zealandica. Lath. Ind. Orn. 2. 603. 37. — Temm. Pig. 

 Ind. 464. 



Columba Nova Zelandiae. Gmel. Syst. Nat, 1. 773. 

 Columba Haggarero. Temm. Pig. (Suo.) 371. 

 New Zealand Pigeon, Lath, Gen. Syn, 4. 640. 34. 



This species is a native of Dusky Bay, New 

 Zealand, and is called by the inhabitants the 



