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^he triangular Spotted Pigeon. 
T H I S Bird is of the Figure and Bignefs of the larger Kind of 
tame Pigeons^ commonly bred with us in our Houfes. 
The Bill is of a Dusky or Black Colour, fliaped as in common Pi- 
geons ; the Riling between the Noftrils alh-colour’d ; the Iris of the Eye 
of a bright Yellow, inclining to Gold-colour ; round the Eye is a good 
Space of bright red Skin, having no Feathers, one Corner of it extend- 
ing to the Angle of the Mouth, and the other toward the hinder Part 
of the Head : The whole Head, Neck, Belly, Thighs, and covert Fea* 
thers under the Tail, are of a light Alh-colour ; round the red Borders 
of the Eyes, in the lower Belly, and under the Tail,> the Afli-colour 
gradually fades away to an almoft Whiter the Feathers all round the 
Neck end in lharp Points, and are tinged on their Edges with a red Wine 
. Colour ; the upper Part of the Back, all the covert Feathers of the 
Wings, and fome of the Quills next the Body, are of a plealant reddifli 
Brown, inclining to Rofe-colour, and in Ibme Politions to the Light it 
Ihews a little purpliih j all the Coverts of the Wings, and fome few of 
the Quills next the Body, are beautifully painted with triangular white 
Spots, which are greater or lefs as the Feathers vary in Size, and are plac d 
on the Point of each Feather with their fharpeft Angles to the Roots, and 
their narroweft Sides toward the Tips of the Feathers: The greater 
Quills are Black, the Edges of their Webs being light Alh-colour s the 
lower half of the Back and Rump is White ; the Feathers that cover the 
Tail light Afh-colour 5 the Tail Feathers of a dark Afh-colour, black at 
the Ends of all the Feathers more than an Inch deep; the Legs and Feet 
are like thofe of other Pigeons^ of a middling Red Colour ; and the 
Claws are Brown, 
The Original from which this Print was ingraved I drew fome Years ago 
at the Duke o{~Richmond\ Houfe m London^ where I faw a Pair of them 
The Perfon who prelented them informed his Grace that they were 
brought from the inland Parts of Guinea, in Africa. They are natu^ 
rally wild Pigeons. I have not met with many, of this Tribe that excel 
^his in its line Bloom Colours and Elegancy of Marks, 
