. The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguishing peculiarities by means of delightful anecdotes and spirited engravings . THE NICOBAR PIGEON THE CHESTNUT-SHOULDERED PIGEON.—THE TALPICOTI. 23T THE CHESTNUT-SHOULDERED PIGEON. Tliis magnificent birdis a native of NewZealand, and is veryabundant in the woodsnear the Bay of flesh is the upper parts andthroat are of a chang-able hue, in
. The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguishing peculiarities by means of delightful anecdotes and spirited engravings . THE NICOBAR PIGEON THE CHESTNUT-SHOULDERED PIGEON.—THE TALPICOTI. 23T THE CHESTNUT-SHOULDERED PIGEON. Tliis magnificent birdis a native of NewZealand, and is veryabundant in the woodsnear the Bay of flesh is the upper parts andthroat are of a chang-able hue, in which aremingled rosy-copperreflections running intobrilliant iridescenttints; the quills are ofa more sombre tail above is brownslightly tinged withgreenish, below it isbrown; breast andunder parts white; billand tarsi carmine; abright red skin sur-rounds the eye. Lengthabout nineteen THE PIQEOS. THE TALPICOTI. Brazil, Paraguay,and other portions ofSouth America arethe native countriesof this little is seldom if ever,seen in large flocks,but often in familiesof five or six, fre-quents the borders ofwoods, and sometimes ^^ventures near farmyards. AVhen cap-tured it soon becomesreconciled, and breedsfreely.
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