OF BIRDS. 
a. There arc other fpecies, or varieties, that are 
u. called Nutmeg Pigeons for the lame reafon. Nor 
a 1 is this the only fpice that is propagated in this 
j manner. The cinnamon groves are diffufed in 
Ceylon by the fame means, by Pigeons called 
Cinnamon Eaters; and there are other plants the 
berries of which they eat, voiding the flones oil 
trees and on the ground, where they grow. 
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The Hackled Pigeon’s bill and irides are crim- 
fon, the feathers of the head, neck, and breath, 
are long, narrow, and pointed, and produce a 
very fingular effedf, refembling a polifhed fub- 
flance ; it has a naked fkin round each eye, of a 
deep red colour; the back, wings, and ltomach, 
are of a deep blue ; the tail a deep crimfon, and 
the legs black. 
They are found in the Iflc of France, and their 
fleflt is fuppofed to be poifonous. 
, The Second Divifion, or PIGEONS, the fea- 
t thers in whofe tails are of unequal length. 
The Paflcnger Pigeon.—The tail is wedge- 
fhaped, there is a naked crimfon circle round 
each eye, and the breaft of a reddilh brown. 
Thefe Pigeons inhabit North America; their 
migrations depend very much on the feafon, for 
it 
