ORDER, GEMITORES, Pigeons.
Fan?. Treronidse. Trerorinm, Green Pigeons Treron Nepalensis, thick-billed green pigeon, also T aromatsca, T. axillaris, T. curvirostra, and T psittacea.
Crocopus pluenicopterus, Bengal green pigeon, also C chlorigaster and viridifrons.
Osmotreron bicincta, orange-breasted green pigeon, alsl 0. Malabarica, Phayrei, and flavo-gularia. Sphenocercus sphenurus, Kokla green pigeon, also S apicaudus, Korthalsi, Oxyurus, and Sieboldi.
Carpophagime, Fruit Pigeons.
Carpophaga sylvatica, the green imperial pigeon ; also C. insularis, cenea, chalybura, insignia, basilis cineracea, lacemulata, paulina, rosacea, and Fam.Columbidss. Palumbinn,Wood Pigeons Alsocomus puniceus ; also A. Hodasonii, Palumbu casiotis ; also P. pulchricollis, Elphinstonei, an 1 Torringtonii.
Sub.Fam. Columbium, Rock Pigeons. Palumbcena Eversrnanni, Columba intermedia, the blue rock pigeon ; also C. rupestris and leuconota.
Macropyginse, Cuckoo Doves. Macropygia tusalia ; also M. ruficeps, rufipennis, mac rura, phasianella.
Turturinse, Turtle Dere& Turtur rupicolus ; also T. meena, Cambayensts, Surat, elude, risoris, Fem. 0ouridao. Phapinie, Ground Doves. Chalcophaps Indicus ; also C. Javanictu,angusta,ehryso chlora, longirostria.
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Sub-Fam. 0 °arias% Goura coronata ; also G. Victoria:.
Some Ceylon pigeons live entirely on trees, never alighting on the ground ; others, notwithstanding the abundance of food and warmth, are migratory, allured. D.8 the Singhalese allege, by the ripening o f the cinnamon berries, and one species is known in the southern provinces as the cinnamon dove. A very beautiful pigeon, peculiar to the mountain range, discovered in the lofty trees at Newera ellia, has been named Palumbus Torringtonii.
Columba intermedia, blue pigeon.
C. livia, .Myth. I Pagoda pigeon. I Kabutar, . . . . HIND. Kovil pore, . . . Tam. Parivi, . . . Mans. Gudi.purai, . . . TEL.
The blue pigeon is the most common in India of all the pigeons. They congregate in large numbers, and breed wherever they can find suitable spots, on pagodas, mosques, and tombs. The common blue pigeon of India differs from the C. livia of Europe only in having an ash-coloured instead of a pure white rump. The C. livia of Europe, or
rock pigeon, with its sub-species, is the parent form of all domesticated pigeons. Of these there are four groups, with at least 150 varieties, con sisting of— Poulters.
First, the German, Dutch, and English.
Second group includes the Kali-par, Murassa, Bussora, Dragon, and English carrier ; the Baga dotten, Scanderoon pigeon, cygne rients, the tronfo, and the bank.
Third group includes the Java and English fantail, the turbit, and African owl ; the Persian lotan, common and short- faced tumblers ; the Indian frill-back and jacobin.
Fourth group includes the dovecot pigeon, swallow, spot, nun, English frill - back, laugher, and trumpeter.
Columba liria is the rock - dove of Europe, North Asia to Japan, N. Africa ; abundantly replaced in India by the barely separable O. inter media.
Columba aromatica of Latham, the Vinago aromatica, is of a mild and timorous disposition, and is generally seen in flocks or societies, except during the period of reproduction, when they pair, and retire to the recesses of the forest. The nest is simple, and composed of a few twigs loosely put together, and the eggs are two.
Forsteni, a fruit pigeon of N. Celebes.
Carpophaga oceanica, one of the nutmeg pigeons; many of both sexes are furnished with a large round fleshy caruncle on the bill, at the base of the forehead ; this is said to be present during the breeding season only.
Carpophaga oceanica, Selby, is the Columba of Lesson, and according to Lesson is the Moulouesse or Mouleux of the natives of Oualan ; it approaches the nutmeg pigeon, Columba (Carpophaga) cenea, very nearly, but differs from it in size, being one-third less, and in the distribution of some of its colours. The nut 0 ; r t r a f 1 r • a meg pigeon lives more particularly in the Eastern Moluccas, and especially at New Guinea and Waigiou, while the oceanic fruit pigeon is abund ant in the little isle of Ouolan, in the midst of the great archipelago of the Carolines, and seems to exist in the Pelew Islands ; it may possibly spread over the Philippines and at Magindanao.