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VINAGO. VINAGO. 



Generic Character* 



Beak thick, solid, compressed 

 at the sides, towards the 

 tip bent down and inflated. 



Tarsi short, the anterior toes 

 connected with a slight 

 membrane at the base. 



Vinago. Cuvier. Reg. Anim, 1. 457. 

 Treron. VieilL Anal. Ornith. elem. p. 49. 

 Columbar. Temm. Pig. S^c. p. 39. 

 Columba. Linn4, Gmelin, Latham, S^c. 



X^HE birds of this genus are distinguished from 

 the Pigeons by their solid, thick, and compressed 

 beak, which is somewhat quadrangular ; their tarsi 

 are very short, and the toes have a slight mem- 

 brane connecting their bases. They reside in the 

 deep tropical forests of the old continent, and live 

 on fruits. 



Rostrum crassum, solidum, 

 lateratim compressum, ver- 

 sus apicem aduncum et 

 inflatum. 



Tarsi breves, digiti antici 

 basi membrana parva con- 

 nexi. 



