TFIS 
MADAGASCAR PIGEON. 
GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Bill Strait, descending towards the tip. 
Nostrils oblong, half covered by a soft tumid 
membrane. 
Tongue entire. 
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SPECIFIC CHARACTER, &c. 
Green PIGEON, with black wings; the coverts 
edged with yellow. 
PIGEON Ramier verd de Madagascar. 
Buf. ois. 2. p. 540. PL Enl. HI. 
MADAGASCAR PIGEON. Var. A. 
Lath. Synops. 2 . p. 04 1 . 
This species, according to Brisson, is about equal ia 
size to a common domestic pigeon; measuring eleven 
inches and six lines from the tip of the bill to that of 
the tail. The head, neck, breast, belly and sides are 
olive-green: the back, rump, upper tail and wing- 
coverts of the same colour, but deeper. On the upper 
part of the wing is a reddish spot. The larger wing- 
feathers are blackish above, and ash-coloured beneath, 
with sulphur-coloured edges: the larger coverts are also 
tipped with the same colour. The under parts of the 
body and the thighs are of the same green colour with 
the body, and varied with blackish and yellow marks: 
the bill is ash-coloured ; the legs and feet red. It is a 
native of the island of Madagascar. 
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