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7he triangular Spotted Pigeon. 
T his Bird is of the Figure and Bignefs of the larger Kind of 
tame Pigeons, commonly bred with us in our Houfes. 
The Bill is of a Dusky or Black Colour, fhaped as in common Pi^ 
geons ; the Riling between the Noftrils afh-colour’d; the Iris of the Eye 
of a bright Yellow, inclining to Gold-colour; round the Eye is a good 
Space of bright red Skin, having no Feathers, one Corner of it extend¬ 
ing to the Angle of the Mouth, and the other toward the hinder Part 
of the Head : The whole Head, Neck, Belly, Thighs, and covert Fea¬ 
thers under the Tail, are of a light Alh-colour; round the red Borders 
of the Eyes, in the lower Belly, and under the Tail,, the Afh-colour 
gradually fades away to an almofl: White; the Feathers all round the 
Neck end in Iharp Points, and are tinged on their Edges with a red Wine 
Colour; the upper Part of the Back, all the covert Feathers of the 
Wings, and fome of the Quills next the Body, are of a pleafant reddilh 
Brown, inclining to Rofe-colour, and in fome Pofitions to the Light it 
fhews a little purpliih ; all the Coverts of the Wings, and fome few of 
the Quills next the Body, are beautifully painted with triangular white 
Spots, which are greater or lefs as the Feathers vary in Size, and are plac’d 
on the Point of each Feather with their fharpeft Angles to the Roots, and 
their narrowed Sides toward the Tips of the Feathers: The greater 
Quills are Black, the Edges of their Webs being light Afh-colour; tlie 
lower half of the Back and Rump is AVhite ; the Feathers that cover the 
Tail light Afh-colour ; the Tail Feathers of a dark Afh-colour, black at 
the Ends of all the Feathers more than an Inch deep; the Legs and Feet 
are like thofe of other Pigeons^ of a middling Red Colour; and the 
Claws are Brown. 
The Original from which this Print v;as ingraved I drew fome Years ago 
at the Duke of Richmond^ Houfe in London^ where I faw a Pair of them: 
The Perfon who prefented them informed his Grace that they were 
brought from the inland Parts of Guinea in Africa. They are natu¬ 
rally wild Pigeons. I have not met with many of this Tribe tliat excei- 
this in its fine Bloom Colours and Elegancy of Manks,. 
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