THE YELLOW-FRONTED GREEN PIGEON. 
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Genus CROCOPUS, Bonap. 
666. CROCOPUS VIRIDIFRONS. 
THE YELLOW-FRONTED GREEN PIGEON. 
Treron viridifrons, Bl J. A. S. B. xiv. p. 849. Crocopus viridifrons, Hume, 
S. F. iii. p. 161 ; Bl. B. Burm. p. 143 ; Oates, 8. F. v. p. 163 ; Anders. Yunnan 
Exped. p. 664 ; Hume ^ Bav. S. F. vi. p. 410 ; Hume, 8. F. viii. p. 109 ; Bing- 
ham, S. F. ix. p. 194 ; Oates, S. F. x. p. 235. 
Description. — Male and female. Lores^ forehead^ cheeks^ tliroat^, breast 
sides and back of the neck deep yellow ; ear-coverts^ crown^ nape and a 
band across the back of the nape ashy ; abdonien_, sides of the body and 
under wing-coverts ashy ; thighs bright yellow ; vent mixed yellow and 
ashy ; under tail-coverts maroon tipped with white ; back^ scapulars_, 
tertiaries^ rump and lesser wing-coverts dull green ; a patch of lilac near 
the bend of the wing ; winglet and primary- coverts dark brown ; quills 
dark brown edged with yellow ; greater coverts dark brown broadly edged 
with yellow ; basal half of the tail yellow, terminal half and upper coverts 
ashy. 
Iris blue with an outer circle of pink ; eyelids plumbeous ; mouth flesh- 
colour j soft parts of the bill greenish, hard parts bluish white ; legs 
orange-yellow j claws bluish. 
Length 12'8 inches, tail 4*7, wing 7*5, tarsus 1, bill from gape 1. The 
female is a little smaller. 
This Pigeon diflPers from its Indian ally, C. phcenicopterus j in having the 
forehead and basal half of the tail green. 
The Pigeons of this genus have a distinct style of coloration ; the sexes 
are alike, and the legs are yellow ; the third primary is sinuated on the 
inner web. 
The Yellow-fronted Green Pigeon is spread over the whole Province, 
alike in the hills and plains, as far south as Moulmeinj and Capt. Bingham 
observed it in the Thoungyeen valley. Dr. Armstrong did not meet with 
it in the Irrawaddy delta j but I think it will probably be found in that 
part of the country. 
It extends to the north through the Indo-Burmese countries to Cachar, 
and eastwards to Cochin China. 
This species is perhaps not so abundant as some of the other specie? ; 
but it is more generally met with wherever there are suitable fruit-bearing 
trees. I found the nest in Pegu in April, Capt. Bingham in Tenasserim 
in March. The nest is placed in low trees ; and the eggs are two in number. 
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