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VLOUVLOU PIGEON. 



(Columba holosericea.) 



Co. viridis, gula alba, fascia alba in pectore, alterdque nigrdi alts 

 fosciis duobus canis, ventre tectricibusque caudce inferioribus 

 flavisy remigibus ad apicem bifurcis. 

 Green Pigeon, with a white throat, the breast with a white 

 fascia, and another of black; the wings with two hoary 

 fasciae ; the belly and under tail-coverts yellow ; the quills 

 bifurcated at their tips. 

 Columba holosericea. Temm. Pig. Ind, p, 47 1. 

 Colombe vlouvlou. Temm. Pig. (8uo.) p. 269. 



This magnificent Pigeon has the whole of the 

 upper parts of the plumage, the wings, the neck, 

 the breast, and the sides of a delicate green, 

 changing according to the light : on one part of 

 the neck is a pure white longitudinal fascia, a 

 girdle of black is next, and towards the lower part 

 of the breast it is lost among the yellowish-green 

 tinge of the belly: on the wings are two large 

 bands of greyish-silver : the greater coverts are 

 greyish, with green towards their tips : the se- 

 condary quills are green on the outer edges : the 

 primaries are varied with grey-silver, shaded with 

 green : the interior webs at the extremity of the 

 feathers are black : the tail is of the same green as 

 the body, with a zone of a darker colour towards 

 their extremity ; the under part of the tail is grey, 

 and its coverts are yellow : the feathers on the 

 tarsi are white : the feet are grey : the beak is 



