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’ithe Transverse Striped or Bared Dove. 
r^r^HIS Bird for Shape, agrees with moft of the Dove-Mmd . ; for 
H Magnitude it is one of the fmaller Sort, being of the bigneis 
of the Draught, or if any Difference, ’tis rather lefs ; the Tail of a 
pretty good Length, in Proportion to the Body, the Feathers being of 
equal Length ; the Bill is fhap’d as in other Doves, of a light Horn- 
colour ; frona the Noftril to the Eye, and round the Eye, is a narrow 
white Stroke ; the Iris of the Eye, Blue-grey ; the Forehead, round the 
Eyes, Cheeks, and under the Bill, are light Blue ; the Crown, and hinder 
Part of the Head, are Red or Ruffet ; the Fore-part of the Neck, 
Breaft, Belly and Thighs, are of a faded Rofe or Bloffom-colour ; the 
Feathers under the Tail, White; the^- Sides of the Neck, and Sides of 
the Body under the Wings, which partly^appear when the Wings are 
clofed, are of a bluifh Colour, thick fet with very fine tranfverfe Lines 
of a darker Blue or Black ; the upper Side cf the Neck, Back, Wings 
and Tail, are of a dirty, brownifh Afh-colour ; the hinder Part of the 
Neck, Back, and Covert-feathers of the_ Wings, are mark’d at little 
Diftances with very diftindl tranfverfe Lines of Black, which are con- 
tinued from Wing to Wing acrofs the Back, with little Breaks or Inter- 
ruptions ; the greater Quills are fomething darker than the Coverts of 
the Wing : Though the Tail be of the Colour of the Body, yet the 
outfide Feathers are darker, approaching to Black, having their Tips 
White about an Inch deep ; the Legs and Feet are fhap’d as in other 
Doves, of a paler Red than is common to moft ; the Claws brown. 
Though I have mention’d many different Colours in this Bird, you muft 
not underftand a hidden meeting of any two Colours, as in Patch- 
work, but fuch an Union and gradual Change from one Colour to ano- 
ther, as a skillful Painter expreffes in his fofteft Shadows, 
I took this Draught from the Bird alive, at Sir Charles Wagers Houfe 
at Parfons-Green. I was told by Sir Charless Lady it was brought from 
the Eaji Indies, 
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