THE 
CROWNED PIGEON, 
Generic Character. 
Bill Strait, descending towards the tip. 
Nostr'ils oblong, half covered by a soft tumid 
membrane. 
Tongue entire. 
Specific Character, &c. 
Blue-grey PIGEON, with large compressed up¬ 
right crest, purple-brown shoulders with a 
white spot, and red eyes. 
Great CROWNED PIGEON. 
Edw. pi. 338 „ 
Le Paisan couronne des Indes. 
Buff. 2 . p. 354. 542 . 
Pl. Enl. 118 . 
The gigantic size of this species, which is not far 
short of that of a Turkey, has caused some natura¬ 
lists to place it rather among the gallinaceous tribe 
than in the genus Columba. Its characters are 
D Si however 
