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The G R e e n«W i n g ? d Dove. 
HP His Dove is reprefented in the Plate of its natural bignefs : It is rather round 
■ than long-body’d ; the Tail and Wings not fo long as in moil kind of Doves• 
I think it the moft beautiful of all the How-kind I have hitherto feen. The Bill is 
near an Inch long and pretty flender, of a Scarlet-colour, from the Point to the 
Noftrils, both upper and under Chaps; from the Noftrils to the Head of a pale 
Blue, a little Rifing in the upper Part; the Eye is of a dark Colour ; the Forehead is 
white, from which proceed two white Lines above the Eyes, towards the hinder 
Part of the Head; the Crown of the Head is of a bluifh Colour; the Sides of the 
Head, Neck and Bread;, are of a Rofe-colour, tho’ the hind Part of the Neck gra¬ 
dually changes to a m'ore dirty Colour ; the Belly is of a dirty Orange-colour, which 
infenfibly foftens into and unites with the Rofe-colour of the Bread;; the upper Side 
of the Wings are of a fine Green-colour in fome Lights, which in other Pofitions to 
the Light, appear of a fplendid Copper-colour, or a Colour more inclining to Gold; 
the greater Quills are of a dirty black ; the Shoulder or Ridge of the Wing is fpotted 
with fmall white Spots; among the Covert-feathers of the Wing, on one Side only, 
was a fingle white Feather; the Sides, under the Wings, are,of the fame Colour with 
the Belly; the Covert-feathers, within-fide of the Wings, are of a dark Cinnamon- 
colour; the inner.Webs of the Quills from their Bottoms, for a good way towards 
their Tips, are alfo tinged of a Cinnamon-colour, other wife they are of a dulky 
black; the middle of the Back is of a dirty brown ; the lower Part of the Back, 
and the Feathers covering the Tail, are Afh-colour; the middle Feathers of 
the Tail are Black ; the outer Feathers Afh-colour, with black Tips; the Legs and 
Feet are of a Red colour, fuch as is common to moft of the Pigeon- kind; the Claws 
are light Brown. 
This Dove was prefented to Mr. 'John Warner , Merchant in Rotherhith, at whofe 
Houfe I took a Draught of it. He told me it was brought from the Eaji Indies . I 
faw another of thefe Birds, kept fome time in a Cage at Sir Hans Sloane s. 
The 
