THE NATURAL HISTORY 
It inhabits Jamaica, feeds on myrtle-berries, 
builds in trees that have low boughs, and lines its 
neft with hair and cotton : at ftrft fight it feems 
much like a Partridge. 
The White Crowned Pigeon.—The crown of 
the head, and the circles round its eyes are white, 
the feathers of the bodybluifb, the wing and tail 
fe ithers are dufky, the beak red at the bafe. 
The White Crowned Pigeons inhabit North 
America, the Bahama iilands, and Jamaica; the 
inhabitants take gieat numbers, they feed on the 
feeds of the mangrove and wild coffee, and are 
bitter or fwcct, according to the food they live 
upon. • 
I he White-winged Pigeon has a naked blue 
fkin round the eyes, the tail feathers are afh- 
colour with white tips, the two middle tail fea¬ 
thers dufky. It inhabits Afia, and flirts its tail 
like a Water Wagtail. 
The Triangular Spotted Pigeon has a naked 
red fkin round each eye, triangular white fpots on 
the wings, tail feathers black at the tips ; the 
bill is dufky. It inhabits the fouthern parts of 
Africa, and is common about the Cape of Good 
Hope. 
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