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ORDER IV.

GALLINACEOUS BIRDS (GALLINÆ).


SUB-ORDER X.

PIGEONS (GYRATORES).


FAMILY I.The Fruit Pigeons (Trerones), iii., 142.

Sub-Family 1.—The Parrot Pigeons (Phalacroteron), iii., 142; the Parrot Pigeon (P. Abyssinica), iii., 142.


FAMILY II.The Doves (Columbæ), iii., 143.

Sub-Family 1.—The Ring-doves (Palumbus), iii., 143; the Ring-dove (P. torquatus), iii., 143.
  " " 2.—The Doves Proper (Columba), iii., 146; the Stock Dove (C. œnas), iii., 146; the Rock Dove
  (C. livia), iii., 147.


FAMILY III.The Cuckoo Pigeons (Macropygiæ), iii., 148.

Sub-Family 1.—The Passenger Pigeons (Ectopistes), iii., 148; the Passenger Pigeon (E. migratorius), iii., 148.


FAMILY IV.The Turtle Doves (Turtures), iii., 154.

Sub-Family 1.—The Turtle Doves Proper (Turtur), iii., 154; The Turtle Dove (T. auritus), iii., 155.
  " " 2.—The Indian Ring-doves (Streptopeleia), iii., 155; the Indian Ring-dove (S. risoria), iii., 155.
  " " 3.—The Dwarf Pigeons (Chalcopeleia), iii., 157; the Dwarf Pigeon (C. Afra), iii., 157.


FAMILY V.The American Ground Pigeons (Zenaidæ), iii., 158.

Sub-Family 1.—The Singing Doves (Melopeleia), iii., 158; the Kukuli (M. meloda), iii., 158.
  " " 2.—The Sparrow Pigeons (Pyrgitænas), iii., 159; the Sparrow Pigeon (P. passerina), iii., 159.
  " " 3.—The Sparrow-hawk Pigeons (Geopeleia), iii., 160; the Striped Sparrow-hawk Pigeon
  (G. striata), iii., 160.
  " " 4.—The Wedge-tailed Pigeons (Stictopeleia), iii., 161; the Wedge-tailed Turtle Dove
  (S. cuneata), iii., 161.


FAMILY VI.The Running Pigeons (Geotrygones), iii., 162.

Sub-Family 1.—The Partridge Doves (Starnœnas), iii., 162; the Partridge Dove (S. cyanocephala), iii., 162.


FAMILY VII.The Bronze-winged Pigeons (Phapes), iii., 163.

Sub-Family 1.—The Crested Bronze-winged Pigeons (Ocyphaps), iii., 163; the Crested Bronze-wing
  (O. lophotes), iii., 163.
  " " 2.—The True Bronze-winged Pigeons (Phaps), iii., 164; the Common Bronze-wing (P. chalcoptera),
  iii., 164.
  " " 3.—The Quail Pigeons (Geophaps), iii., 166; the Partridge Bronze-wing (G. scripta), iii., 166.
  " " 4.—The White-fleshed Pigeons (Leucosarcia), iii., 167; the Wonga-Wonga Pigeon (L. picata),
  iii., 167.


FAMILY VIII.The Hackled Pigeons (Callœnas), iii., 167.

Sub-Family 1.—The Hackled Pigeons (Callœnas), iii., 167; the Hackled Ground Pigeon (C. Nicobarica),
  iii., 167.


FAMILY IX.The Crowned Pigeons (Gouræ), iii., 168.

Sub-Family 1.—The Crowned Pigeons (Goura), iii., 168; the Crowned Pigeon (G. coronata), iii., 169; the
  Victoria Crowned Pigeon (G. Victoriæ), iii., 170.


FAMILY X.The Toothed Pigeons (Didunculus), iii., 170.

Sub-Family 1.—The Toothed Pigeons (Didunculus), iii., 170; the Toothed Pigeon (D. strigirostris), iii., 170.

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