. Foreign birds for cage and aviary . The Wonga-wonga Pigeons. tail feathers white tipped, the forehead and chin white,the lores black, an indistinct whitish line under the•eyee and on the ear-coverts ; cheeks pale grey, gradunllydeepening downwards and continuous withthe leaden-grey of the breast, which is divided by a broad semi-circular white belt; chest white in the centre, feathers-of flanks ajid abdomen w-hite-edged and with triangularblack subterminal spots; under \ving-coverts dark grey,with whitish edges; under tiil-coverts bi-own, washedwith buff and edged ^Hth whitish; feet crimson
. Foreign birds for cage and aviary . The Wonga-wonga Pigeons. tail feathers white tipped, the forehead and chin white,the lores black, an indistinct whitish line under the•eyee and on the ear-coverts ; cheeks pale grey, gradunllydeepening downwards and continuous withthe leaden-grey of the breast, which is divided by a broad semi-circular white belt; chest white in the centre, feathers-of flanks ajid abdomen w-hite-edged and with triangularblack subterminal spots; under \ving-coverts dark grey,with whitish edges; under tiil-coverts bi-own, washedwith buff and edged ^Hth whitish; feet crimson pink,bill purplish towards the tip, flesh-pink towards the baseand on the cere; iris dark brown, the eyelashes apparently longer in the tarsus, the foreheadof a less pure white hue, and stained behind with had I known I should never have indulged my purchased a pair on Jlarch 25, 1905, and turned themout into my larger outdoor aviary. There they builttwo nests in a small fir tree, but laid no eggs. Thecock sa
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