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^he - Brown Indian Dove. 
T his Dove is about the Bignefs of the fmall white Dove^ which 
is bred with us only in Cages j its Figure here reprefented being 
pretty near its full Bignels. 
The Bill is of a dusky Black Colour ; the Circle round the Eye of a 
very bright Scarlet, inclining to Gold-colour; the Eyes are encorapafled 
with Spaces of bare Skin of a fine Blue Colour, which join to the Cor- 
ners of the Mouth on each Side forward, and end backward in Angles a 
little behind the Eyes: The fore Part of the Head, Neck, and Breall, 
are of a light yellowifh Brown ; the hinder Part of the Head and Neck 
are of a darker Brown ; beneath the Ears on each Side is a long black 
Mark, tranfverfely placed, compofed of very fiiort Feathers, fo that it 
doth not appear unlels the Bird extends her Neck a little ; the Feathers 
beneath thefe Marks have a greenifli and golden Luftre, by Turns, at dif- 
ferent Views ; the Remainder of the hind Part and Sides of the Neck 
have a Purple Glofs ; The upper Part of the Back, the covert Feathers of 
tha,Win^, and fome of the ^ills next the Back, are of a dark reddifh 
Browh^''^R^ngeable fometimes to a bluer Caft ; the outer or greater 
Quills are Black, their Tips being a little lighter ; the middle Quills are 
Black, with pretty deep white Tips ; the Coverts alfo covering the Quills 
have deep Tips of White, which form an oblique Bar a^crofs the Wing ; 
the Infides of the Wings, Belly, and covert Feathers under the Tail, 
are of a pleafant light blueifh Alh- colour ; the lower Part of the Back and 
upper covert Feathers of the Tail are of a dark Afh- colour ; the two mid- 
dle Feathers of the Tail are of the fame Brown as the Back and Wings; 
and all the remaining Feathers on each Side are of a dark Afh-colour, with 
white Tips of about an Inch Depth : It frequently flurts up its Tail very 
fuddenly, which is what I have not obferved in other Doves-, the Legs 
and Feet are covered with red Scales; the Claws brown. 
My Draught was taken from the Bird alive, and in good Condition 
as to its Feathering. It was the Property of Taylor Wbite^ Elq; and I 
Was inform’d it came from the Eafi-Indks ; but I cannot find any De- 
feription that agrees with it. 
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