. Indian pigeons and doves . bro\\-n, but notquite as dark as the tail. Below, the feathers of tlie breast are centred darkclaret-red bordered with grey, as the abdomen is approached the grey becomesless and less in extent and more suffused with pink until on the abdomenitself the grey only consists of spots, disappearing altogether on the posteriorflanks ; tibial plumes, region of the vent, and under tail-coverts dark slaty-grey, this merging into and not contrasting with the red of the aspect of wings tinged with grey on tlie smaller coverts. Colours of soft parts. Bill black,
. Indian pigeons and doves . bro\\-n, but notquite as dark as the tail. Below, the feathers of tlie breast are centred darkclaret-red bordered with grey, as the abdomen is approached the grey becomesless and less in extent and more suffused with pink until on the abdomenitself the grey only consists of spots, disappearing altogether on the posteriorflanks ; tibial plumes, region of the vent, and under tail-coverts dark slaty-grey, this merging into and not contrasting with the red of the aspect of wings tinged with grey on tlie smaller coverts. Colours of soft parts. Bill black, purplish in the high lights and some-times livid-black on the cere. Irides white or hoary-white, the surroundingorbital skin livid-grey or slate-colour; legs and feet dark dull green, almostblack in front of the tarsus and paler and more yellow behind; claws palebright yellow. Measurements. Length 14 in. to 16 in. ( = to mm.); wing9 in. to in. ( = to mm.) ; tail about in. to in. ( = THE SPECKLED WOOD-PIGEON—D£NOROrR£ROA HODGSONI. (i Nat Size — Male above, female below.) PLATE 15 SPECKLED WOOD-PIGEON 157 to mm.) : tarsus under 1 in. ( mm.); bill at front .6 in. to .7 in.( = to mm.) and from gape about 1 in. ( mm.). Adult female. In the female the whole of the grey is tinged with brown,and there is no pink on the grey margins to the feathers of the breast andabdomen. The claret, or maroon-red, on tlie upper-parts of the male isreplaced with dark brown, in some individuals more or less suffused withslaty-grey. The red of the under-parts is replaced by dark grey-brown, but afew specimens, probably very old females, show a slight tint of claret-colourin small patches on the flanks and abdomen. Colours of soft parts. As in the male, but the iris is often a brownish-white. Measurements. The female is a slightly smaller bird than the malewith a wing between in. ( = mm.) and in. ( = mm.), andthe
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