. Sketches of South African bird-life. Birds. DOVES 189 In Natal the Colonials term it the Black Pigeon, hut in the Eastern districts of the Cape it is generally kno-wn as the Bush Pigeon. The back is of a purplish shade, the lower half of the wings being slate-coloured spotted with white ; tail black ;. Fig. 100.—OUve Pigeon. chin and throat pinkish; breast purplish spotted with white, the purple shading into slate on the abdomen. Length, 15| inches. It ranges from Knysna, in Cape Colony, to Zululand and the Transvaal, but is only an inhabitant of forest and bush country. In habits it resembl
. Sketches of South African bird-life. Birds. DOVES 189 In Natal the Colonials term it the Black Pigeon, hut in the Eastern districts of the Cape it is generally kno-wn as the Bush Pigeon. The back is of a purplish shade, the lower half of the wings being slate-coloured spotted with white ; tail black ;. Fig. 100.—OUve Pigeon. chin and throat pinkish; breast purplish spotted with white, the purple shading into slate on the abdomen. Length, 15| inches. It ranges from Knysna, in Cape Colony, to Zululand and the Transvaal, but is only an inhabitant of forest and bush country. In habits it resembles the Speckled Pigeon, excepting that it builds in trees and lays greenish-white. 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 Haagner, Alwin Karl, 1880-; Ivy, Robert Henry. Cape Town, T. M. Miller
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