. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology; Zoologia Geral. COLUMBIDAE 333 The Tooth-billed Pigeon was usually found in pairs or small parties, and was in great request for food among the natives, who, moreover, kept individuals tethered to sticks as pets, while the chiefs erected small huts in which to feed the flocks. They were often attracted by decoys, and caught with bird-lime. The habits are diurnal, or somewhat crepuscular ; the note apparently varies from deep and guttural to low and plaintive ; and breeding takes place from May to September, the single egg being white. The birds are dec
. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology; Zoologia Geral. COLUMBIDAE 333 The Tooth-billed Pigeon was usually found in pairs or small parties, and was in great request for food among the natives, who, moreover, kept individuals tethered to sticks as pets, while the chiefs erected small huts in which to feed the flocks. They were often attracted by decoys, and caught with bird-lime. The habits are diurnal, or somewhat crepuscular ; the note apparently varies from deep and guttural to low and plaintive ; and breeding takes place from May to September, the single egg being white. The birds are decidedly pugnacious in captivity, and occasionally nibble their food in Parrot fashion. Fam. XXL Columbidae.—If we omit the Arctic and Antarctic. Fig. 6S.—Crowned Pigeon. Goura coronata. countries, this group forms a remarkably cosmopolitan Family, though with an irregular distribution. Eoughly speaking, there are recognised some dozen Palaearctic, and still fewer Nearctic species, with about seventy Neotropical and forty Ethiopian ; India possesses about thirty, the Malay Archipelago perhaps a hundred and twenty. New Guinea and the Moluccas a hundred. Many island forms occur in Polynesia, but Australia can barely claim twenty, the New Zealand seas onlv furnish two, and the Sandwich Islands 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 perfectly resemble the original Harmer, S. F. (Sidney Frederic), Sir, 1862-; Shipley, A. E. (Arthur Everett), Sir, 1861-1927. [London, Macmillan and co. , limited; New York, The Macmillan company
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