. The birds of Australia. Birds. THE BEONZE-WING PIGEON 29 sides of neck vinous purple; smaller wing coverts on the shoulders vinous grey, tipped with white, producing a white bar. Total length inches, wing 6, tail , bill , tarsus 1. Female duller than male, head, neck, upper back, breast and abdomen rufous brown. Nest a very frail structure of twigs, usually situated in a low bush. Two eggs are laid, white with creamy tinge, and measure x .86 Macleay Museum. Bronzewing; Phaps chalcoptera. Crested Bronzewing: Ocyphaps lophotes. The Lilac-Mantled Pig'eon. Ghalcophaps occi
. The birds of Australia. Birds. THE BEONZE-WING PIGEON 29 sides of neck vinous purple; smaller wing coverts on the shoulders vinous grey, tipped with white, producing a white bar. Total length inches, wing 6, tail , bill , tarsus 1. Female duller than male, head, neck, upper back, breast and abdomen rufous brown. Nest a very frail structure of twigs, usually situated in a low bush. Two eggs are laid, white with creamy tinge, and measure x .86 Macleay Museum. Bronzewing; Phaps chalcoptera. Crested Bronzewing: Ocyphaps lophotes. The Lilac-Mantled Pig'eon. Ghalcophaps occidentalis. Described by Mr. North from North-west Australia. It differs from the preceding in the lilac-mauve colour of the head, hind neck and upper back, the more pronounced bronze colour of the wings, and the larger white shoulder patch. Total length inches, bill .7, wing , tail , tarsus 1. The Bronze-wing Pigeon. Phaps chalcoptera. Australia and Tasmania. Male: Front white, tinged with fulvous, a dull purple band across the crown; occiput, hind neck, wings, upper part and sides brownish-grey; feathers on back, rump and upper tail coverts with lighter edges; lores black; a white subooular line; sides of neck grey, throat white; wing coverts with broad spot on outer web of golden bronze-green; tail grey, crossed by band of black near tip. Total length inches, wing 7, tail , bill , tarsus 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 Lucas, Arthur Henry Shakspere; Le Soue?f, W. H. Dudley. Melbourne, London [etc. ] Whitcombe and Tombs Limited
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