. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. - THE PIGEOXS. 395 Starnoenas cyanocephala, J'.ox. BIiTTE-HEADES PIGEON. Columha câanocep1u,h,, Uss. Nat. I, , 282. - ;.,n Svst I 178S 77fl II is'/ro'' 'a "':⢠â¢^â¢""â¢~ 'VV-.'<«7â. n., List, ('ons.' I , 18M, !>. «yn. 183!.. I!i,-, An,..,-. V. 1842 23 pi cdxxxiv 18'-,l â vvv ,1 â¢â¢ " ⢠;^^- *'"â """'« <-,vo ( part at cannine. Iris brown scale, of foot ==i
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. - THE PIGEOXS. 395 Starnoenas cyanocephala, J'.ox. BIiTTE-HEADES PIGEON. Columha câanocep1u,h,, Uss. Nat. I, , 282. - ;.,n Svst I 178S 77fl II is'/ro'' 'a "':⢠â¢^â¢""â¢~ 'VV-.'<«7â. n., List, ('ons.' I , 18M, !>. «yn. 183!.. I!i,-, An,..,-. V. 1842 23 pi cdxxxiv 18'-,l â vvv ,1 â¢â¢ " ⢠;^^- *'"â """'« <-,vo ( part at cannine. Iris brown scale, of foot ==i:;; 3x;:;!^''-"- - --«---- -^^-^:L^. centrally. Chin and throat blaek, with a narrow border of white below. A wliito lino begins in the chin, and passes under the eye to the occiput. Sides of head above this and foreheml black ⢠crown bine. Length, ; wing, .').40; tail, Hah. West India Islands ; according to Audubon foinid occasionally at Key AVest, Florida, anil other southern keys. The axillars tiiul muler suriiico of the wiiij^s are The hind toe iu this .species is not strictly in the same plane with the others, but placed a little ahove their point of insertion ILuuTs. This haiKlsome Pigeon belongs to the fauna of the West India keys of Honda. Ihey are a common .species in Cuba, from which island i h3w are stated by Mr. Audubon to migrate each year to ;ertain of t Ikt it J orida, w ere, however, they are rarely seen on account of their living' .^ of Key West. Ihey were near the water picking gravel, but they would not suffer a near approach. lie saw a pair, , that had been t^ken wr, young, on Mule ; These fed well on cmcked corn and rice bu h was unable to obtain any further information in respect to them. Starncrnas Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not per
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