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7 he Brown Indian Dove. 
T his Dove is about the Bignefs of the fmall white Dove, which 
is bred with us only in Cages; its Figure here reprefented being 
pretty near its full Bignels. 
The Bill is of a dusky Black Colour ; the Circle round the Eye of a 
very bright Scarlet, inclining to Gold-colour; the Eyes are encorhpafled 
with Spaces of bare Skin of a fine Blue Colour, which join to the Cor¬ 
ners of the Mouth on each Side forward, and end backward in Angles a 
little behind the Eyes: The fore Part of the Head, Neck, and Breaft, 
are of a light yellowifh Brown; the hinder Part of the Head and Neck 
are of a darker Brown; beneath the Ears on each Side is a long black 
Mark, tranfverfely placed, compofed of very fhort Feathers, fo that it 
doth not appear unlefs the Bird extends her Neck a little; the Feathers 
beneath thefe Marks have a greenifli and golden Luftre, by Turns, at dif¬ 
ferent Views; the Remainder of the hind Part and Sides of the Neck 
have a Purple Glofs: The upper Part of the Back, the covert Feathers of 
the Wings, and fome of the ^ills next the Back, are of a dark reddifh 
Brown, changeable fometimes to a bluer Caft; the outer or greater 
Quills are Black, theit Tips being a little lighter; the middle Quills are 
Black, with pretty deep white Tips; the Coverts alfo covering the Quills 
have deep Tips of White, which form an oblique Bar a-crofs the Wing ; 
the Tnfides of the Wings, Belly, and covert Feathers under the Tail, 
are of a pleafant light blueifii Afli-colour; the lower Part of the Back and 
upper covert Feathers of the Tail are of a dark Afh-colour; the two mid¬ 
dle Feathers of the Tail are of the fame Brown as the Back and Wings; 
and all the remaining Feathers on each Side are of a dark Afii-colour, with 
. white Tips of about an Inch Depth: It frequently Hurts up its Tail very 
fuddenly, which is what I have not obferved in other Doves-, the Legs 
•and Feet are covered with red Scales; the Claws brown. 
My Draught was taken from the Bird alive, and in good Condition 
as to its Feathering. It was the Property of Taylor White, Efq; and I 
was inform’d it came from Eajl-Jndies but I cannot find any De- 
feription that agrees with it. 
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