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AROMATIC VINAGO. 
greatest part of its life, witli an abundance of food 
always within reach, the fruit of tliis tree, which is 
a species of 6g, constituting its favourite and prin- 
cipal support. 
Temminck, in his “ Histoire des Pigeons et Gal- 
linacees,” besides a description of the Aromatic Vi- 
nago, agreeing with the specimens we have seen, 
describes two varieties, one with the Iiead and neck 
of a reddisli colour, the other with the under parts 
of the plumage grey ; but whether such varieties are 
accitlental, or result fi'om age or sex, he lias not 
mentioned. He also considers the Pompadour and 
hoolc-hilled pigeons of Latham, and iheyelloiv-Jaced 
pigeon of Brown, as all referable to this species ; but 
of the correctness of this supposition, it is impossi- 
ble, without a comparison of specimens, to speak 
with any degree of certainty, especially where the 
species bear so great a general resemblance to each 
other. 
The Aromatic Vinago is of a wild and timorous 
disposition, and is generally seen in flocks or socie- 
ties, except during the period of reproduction, when 
they pair, and retire to the recesses of the forest.* 
* Of the notes of this bird no notice has been taken by 
any of its describers, but those of a nearly allied species, the 
Vinago Spheenura, appear to be more diversified than the 
usual cooings of most of the Columbidfc, as we may collect 
from the following anecdote, communicated by Mr Neill, 
who kept two birds of this species in confinement for some 
years. He says, “ I had two, but both 1 believe were males. 
Both had a songveiy dift'erent from the mere cooing of the 
Ring Dove. When they sung in concert, they gave the 
