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allen’s naturalist’s lidrary. 
(1878); B. O. U. List Brit. B. p. 138 (1883); Saunders, 
ed. Yarrell’s Brit. B. iii. p. i (r883); Seebohm, Hist. Brit. 
B. li. p. 396 (1884); Saunders, Man. Brit. B. p. 467 
(i88g) j Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxi. p. 200 (’1802) • 
Lilford, Col. Fig. Brit. B. part xxxii. (1896). ’ 
(Plate CXXl.) 
Adult Male.— General colour above slaty-drab, the wing- 
coverts like the back, the greater series a little clearer slate- 
colour ; the outer wing-coverts of all the series white, forming 
a band round the edge of the wing ; bastard-wing and primary 
coverts slaty-black j quills brown, externally slaty, lighter at the 
base of the outer secondaries, the primaries all edged externally 
with white ; lower back, rump, and upper tail-coverts clear 
bluish-grey ; upper surface of tail bluish-grey, the terminal third 
blackish j under surface of tail slaty-black at the base and at 
the end, with a broad band of light grey in the middle ; head 
and neck bluish-grey, glossed with metallic green and lilac on 
the hind-neck; on the sides of the neck a large patch of 
creamy-white feathers, the lower part of the hinder-neck and 
the lower sides of the neck glos.sed with metallic lilac ; sides of 
face and throat bluish-grey, paler towards the chin; under 
surface of body from the lower throat to the breast vinous or 
lilac, with the abdomen, sides of body, and under tail-coverts 
pale bluish-grey, like the under wing-coverts, axillaries, and 
quill-linings, the latter being a shade lighter grey ; bill orange- 
red at the base, yellow towards the tip, the membrane covering 
the nostrils almost white ; tarsi and feet bright red ; iris straw- 
yellow. Total length, 16 inches; culmen, o-8? ; wins, o-8 : 
tAil, S' 4 ; tarsus, 1-25. 
Adult Female. — Similar to the male, but a little smaller. Total 
length, :s'5 inches; wing, 9-5. 
Yoimg Birds.— Resemble the adults, but are duller and paler 
in colour, and have no white patch on the side of the neck • the 
bill is dull red at the base, greyish towards the tip. " 
NestUng.— Leaden-grey, covered with hairy down of a straw- 
yellow colour. 
Range in Great Britain. — The Wood-Pigeon is generally distri- 
buted throughout England and Wales, receiving large additions 
