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CHESTNUT-SHOULDERED PIGEON. 
ticed by Latham, viz. the subfurcate form of tbe tail, 
and the rigid consistency of the featliers composing 
it, which he compares to those of the Plotus and the 
Hornbills, but be makes no remark as to any probable 
effect such a structure may have in the economy of 
the bird. From tlie form and size of the feet, we 
may judge that its habits are more those of an arbo- 
real than terrestrial bird, though its claws want the 
great curvature of those of the Ptilinopinis, and 
shew the capability it has of occasionally resorting 
to the ground in search of food. 
In length the Chestnut-shouldered Pigeon mea- 
sures from nineteen to twenty inches. The head, 
foreneck, and breast, are of a deep green, with a 
rich metallic lustre. The occiput and back part 
of the neck are olive or greenish-brown, with a ru- 
fous tinge ; the abdomen and vent are pure white. 
The mantle, scapulars, and lesser wing-coverts, are 
of a brownish-red, with rich metallic reflexions. The 
greater quills are of a rich purplish-brown, exhibiting 
green reflexions, according to the light in which they 
are viewed. The tail is composed of twelve feathers, 
of which tlie exterior on each side is a little longer 
than the others, its colom- a deep bistre brown, shew- 
ing green and purple reflexions, the tip banded with 
ochraceous yellow; the under surface is of a pale-gi'ey 
colour, with a green metallic lustre. The bill and 
feet are red. 
Our next plate represents another remarkable spe- 
cies ; it is the 
