GALLINACEOUS BIRDS. 
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Cuvier’s genus Vinago ; the second embracing not 
only the typical Pigeons and Turtles, hut many other 
forms, which ap])ear more nearly allied to his first 
section ; and the third including such species as, 
from their habits and form, shewed a decided devia- 
tion from the Columbine Type, and an evident and 
nearer approach to the true Rasorial Birds. Vieil- 
lot has since separated the great crovmed pigeon or 
Goura from the other ground doves, under the ge- 
neric title of Lophyrus ; and to our distinguished 
naturalist, Mr Swainson, we are indebted for indi- 
cating four additional generic groups, under the 
titles of gen. Ptilinopus, Ectopistes, Peristera, and 
Chama^elia. To these we have ventured to add 
three more ; the first under the name of Carpopha- 
ga, containing the large arboreal fruit-ea'’lg pi- 
geons ; the second Phaps, of which Col. chalcoptera. 
Auct. is tlie type ; and the third, Geophilus, repre- 
sented by the Col. carvnculata and Col. Nicobarica, 
species remarkable for their close approximation in 
form and habits to the tnu^ gallinaceous groups. 
Of the subfamilies or five typical forms of the 
Columbidffi, we can only speak with diffidence 
uncertainty, as no analysis of the species sufficiently 
strict or extensive has hitherto been instituted, from 
whence conclusive deductions can' be drawn. Wo 
shall only cursorily observe, that the Arboreal Pi- 
geons, embracing Vinago, Swainson ’s genus Pti- 
linopus, our genus Carpophaga, and some other 
undefined groups, witli feet formed expressly for 
