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GREY-HEADED PIGEON. 



(Columba Javanica.) 



Co, viridis capite cceruleo-albot collo pectoreque vinaceo-mbris, 

 abdomine obscuriore, remigibus redricibusque cceruko-nigri- 

 cantibus. 



Green Pigeon, with the head of a blue white, the neck and 



breast of a vinaceous red, the abdomen obscure, the quills 



and tail-feathers of a dusky blue. 

 Columba Javanica. Lath. Ind. Orn. 2. 6 10. 60. — Gmel. Syst. 



Nat. 1. 781. 55.—Temm. Pig. Ind. 468. 

 Columba albicapilla. Gmel. Syst. Nat. 1. ^55. 8. — Lath. Ind. 



Orn. 2. 5g7. 11. 



Columba Indica. Gmel. Syst. Nat. I. 785. — Lin. St/st. Nat. 1. 



284.— Lath. Ind. Orn. 2. 598- 16. 

 Columba ceeruleocephala. Lath. Ind. Orn. 2. 6lO. 6l, 

 Colombe ag-anocephala. Gmel. Syst. Nat. 1. 781. 56. 

 Columba Turvert. Buff. Ois. 2. 556.— Buff, PL Enl. 177.— 



Temm. Pig. (Svo.J p. 252. 

 Le Pigeon vert a tete gris d'Antigue. Sonner. Voy. Ind. p. 1 12. 



pi 66. 



Le Pigeon ramier d'Amboine. Briss. Orn. 1. \50.p>l. 15. f. 1. 

 Green- winged Pigeon. Lath. Gen. Syn. 4. 625. 14. — Lath. Si/n. 



Sup. 198. — Edwards, pi. 14. 

 Javan Turtle. Lath. Gen. Syn. 4. 654. 51. 

 Blue-crowned Turtle. Lath. Gen. Syn. 4. 655. 52. 

 Grey-headed Pigeon. Lath. Gen. Syn. 4. 623. 11. 



The Grey-headed Pigeon is about the size of 

 the Turtle Dove : its length is ten inches : the 

 fore part of the head is white, with a fillet of that 

 colour passing through the eyes ; the top of the 

 head bluish ; the sides, neck, and breast reddish : 

 that of the hind part of the neck darkest : the 



