BY R. B. WILLIAMS. 
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Osmotreron olax, Temm. 
(The Common Green Pigeon.) 
The iris of male and female has an inner ring of grey- 
white and an outer one of pink. The feet and tarsus are 
coral pink, claws grey. The bill is grey-green. The flight 
is very fast and typical. 
Carpophaga ^nea, Linn. 
(The Imperial Green Pigeon.) 
A rather heavy, clumsy bird, it flies with a slow steady 
beat of the wings as it makes its long straight flights to 
and from its feeding places in groups of two to five, or even 
singly ; evening after evening they may be seen flying over 
the same spot during certain periods of the year, and are 
very difficult to bring down with a 12-bore gun, as they are 
usually just out of range and carry a lot of shot. The bill 
is a nondescript green-grey colour; the gape is very large 
and wide. I have shot them with crops full of fruit bigger 
than olives. The feet are large, strong, fleshy, and deep 
red in colour, claws black. Not an uncommon bird, and 
may often be heard making its deep “ coo-coo ” hour after 
hour, but is difficult to approach, as it sits in some small 
tree; but in the early morning it may be seen feeding 
ravenously in a fruit tree. 
Chalcophaps indica, Linn. 
(The Bronze-icinged Dove.) 
July 28 th y 1912.—Shot eleven “ Imbok ” on the Sarawak 
river between Bau and Bidi. I never saw so many before. 
They were usually single, but at times in the middle of the 
day I put up three and four at a time, usually off the 
ground, and they keep entirely to low jungle. The flight 
is rapid and typical of a pigeon, but swerving in jungle 
like a woodcock. They are well adapted for living on the 
ground, running very rapidly through the grass. Strictly 
a jungle dove, and Bartlett says the eggs are a creamy 
white. Fairly common, especially about the banks of 
rivers. I saw a good many on the Samarahan and Sadong 
rivers, giving very sporting shots as they flew across. 
One shot (February 16th, 1913) was apparently a young 
female. The bill, feet, and tarsus were not red, only 
showing pinkish through dusky brown. 
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