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The nest is simple and composed of a few twigs 
loosely put togetlier, and the eggs are two, a num- 
ber which prevails in the majority of the family, a 
few of the ground pigeons, which approach more 
nearly to the other Gallinaceous tribes, being the 
only exceptions. The base or softer part of the hill 
is blackish -grey, the tip yellowish-white, strong, 
much hooked, and bidging on the sides. The fore- 
head is of a bright siskin green, the crown greenish- 
grey, the chin and throat gamboge-yellow, the re- 
mainder of the neck, the breast, belly, lower back, 
and rump, yellowish-green. The upper back or 
mantle, and a part of the lesser wing- coverts, are of 
a rich brownish-red, and exhibit a purplish tinge in 
certain lights. The greater wing-coverts and secon- 
dary quills are greenish-black, with a deep and well- 
defined edging of the purest gamboge-yellow through- 
out their length. The tail has the two middle 
feathers wholly green, and slightly exceeding the 
rest in length ; these are of a bluish grey with a dark 
central band. The under tail-coverts are yellowish- 
white, barred with green. The legs and toes red, 
the claws pale-grey, strong, sharp, and semicircular. 
Our next plate represents the 
same little tune, but on differenfkeys. After the death of 
one, the survivor used to sing at command, or at all events 
when incited to it, by beginning its tune.” 
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