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" '~ ,,¡ l:í'l' 0t: lt is ul"ck, Wilh a r~dnecl:. 81. T he
\' Ih ,LI, '2(;9' ~O, is a nat:i'e of Arrieol : lt i~ 01' a
I,."I, ~ colo'lr. 82. TI,e xllivus , 155' 144, is a na·
lice ,,1' C.lro!in~ : lt is bluc, anJ ver)' fmool h ; ami
lhe Iodl)' is of a p' ldh grecn. 33. The molurus,
~ I ~ 59, is ~ IIJlil'e01 lhe lndies: '1'l>i. fpeeies is very
l,ke Ihe bOl; but ó c fcut.l fe. les ~re larger.
84' The ah.w dla, 16; ' 15°, is a native of AGa , nd
A,\\elie.: 1, is of a )'cliowilh greeneolo~ r, and ,he
tnps el Ihe leales are hlaek ; it has li kewife a blaek
bd , acrofs ,he eyes. 85. T ile pct:;larius, 212' 10"
is ~ nali"e rl Ihe Indics: [t is yellow, IVi'h wl>ile
bd l~ . 86. The h* , 2oí'I C9, is a n~tive of Egypr.
T/¡is is a I,.rge ferptlll, wi,h oblique red belts, and
auout one halt' (lf caeh feale .white. 8í. The Glifor·
mis, 165' 158, is a natil'e of ,he Indies: Ir is blaek,
\Virh a white belly: nnJ ,he head is thicker than lhe
hoo)'. 88. The puJl.tus, 217' 108, is a native of
Afi. : It has red uclts, with IVhite fpOls. 89. T he
Ilippoerepis, 282 '94, is a nati ,'c DI' Am':ric,l: lt is
or' a livid eolour, IVi;/) )'ellolV fpots. 90. '1'he mi·
Iterl'x; 2, 8' 9°, is a native of tLe lndies : It is of an
azul e colour, with a yel low fiIILt on the baek.
? l. The einereus, 200' 1; 7, is a native of the ¡nd,es :
lt is of an an,·colour, with a whi,e uell)'. 92. Th~
v:rioiffi mus, 217' 122 , is a native of Su riaam: lt is
()t' a fine green colour. 93. The mueofu s, 200' 140,
j~ a natirc of the Indies: the h~ad · is blueinl.
9';. The domefl icus , 245' 94, frequems the dwelling.
hOllfts of Bubary: lt greatl y refcm~l~s the hippo.
ercp;s. 95. The eenehoa, 2~0' 1 2 4, is a nalive of
Ameriea : It is yc1lowith, wirh pale CPOtSand white
bd ts: T he is globular. 96. T he cxrnlcfeens ,
215 ' 17°, is a n~tive of thc Indies, and is of an azure
eoloor. 97. T he argus, is a native of Afriea; bPt
hithe rto \Ve have had no jua d. (eription of it.-For
rhe inllinél<, manner of living, &c. of Cerpents in ge·
neral, fee NATU RhL H IST ORY.
COLUB IUl'UM LI GNU M, or SNHE·WOOD. See
S T RYC II S OS •.
COLUl\IBA, PI GEON , in orni,hology, a genus belong.
ing tO the order of palfe res. The ehmélers of this
genu~ are thefe: The bill is flrail, and deCcends too
wards lhe point; the noll rils are oblong, and half co·
I'ered with a Coft tumid membr~ne ; and the tongue is
entire, i •. not c1oven. There are 40 fpeeies, viz.
l . T he (tnas, or domdlie pigeon, is bluzln" with a
greenith nlining neek ; 00 the balk, IOwards the lail,
it is ,vhite, wilh ~ blaekinl Hrcak on the poin t of the
wings and tai!. !t is lhe Hoek·dove or wooo· pigeon
of Ray, and is a bird 01' Europe. The piseon lays
two eggs, ~nd halehes thcm every month, Eor eight or
nine months in th. year, w!.ich, in the fpace of (ou r
years, amonnts to abl'ut 1Sooo dcfecndants. They
always \,i ll bdore eOI'ul"ticn: Their methoo nf (eed·
ing Iheir )'ollnr. is eu rious; Ihey firH maeu :ne peaCe
or orher grain Eor (ome time in thcir crop, ~nd d,cu
vomit i, up illlO ,he mOlllhs of the youoS ones. The
m:"" aOlI female Gt IIpon thLir ep,r,s hy tnrns. 2. The
hiEpanica, with white meal! IV.Xon the bill. !t is a·
bout douule the fize of th~ eOIllOlon pigeon. 3. The
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da~)'pns, wi,h rough feathered legs. 4. 'n e gUltu.
rola, (Ir er<lí'p .r, has a power of inOating its erop lill
it be as l; as the animal's body. lt is a native of
lirauiJ Fthy. . 5. The enculla,a has the (earhers on the
Ihck' par~of the head ereél and reneélcu ; ano Ihe bill is
(hon. 6. The hifpida, or rough piseon, wi th the fm~1I
fwhers of the uaek and \Vings ereéled. lt is ~ native
of the Eall Indies. 7. The turbita, IVith lhe fea·
thers on ,he breafl bent baekward, a thon bill, and a.
plain vertex. 8. The latieaoda, or broad· t~iled pi.
geon, Iw an ereél open tail eonfiOing of many fea–
lhers. 9. The gyrm ix IIHns itfelf round when fiy.
ing: it is a lillle Ids than the common pigeon.
1o. ~he galeata! with the head and rrime fealhm of
the \VtOgs and tad of the Came eolour, and al\Vay? dif.
fereO! from the rea of the body. 11 . The tureiea,
IVith red papillou! wax. It is a bird of Arabia.
12. The tabella, ia has naked eye. hrow~, and broad.
white, flenly \Vax on the bill. Although this bird be
earried 10 a very grea t dinanee from home, it returns
\Vith I'an i'peed; and henee the aneients employed it for
the Furpofe of conveying baek letters . 13, The mono
tana has n. kcd led orbils, a reddinl body, and a )'el·
low bclly ; thc bill and fm are red. It is the moun·
tain pamidge of RoIy, and is a native of Jamai~a.
14, The leueoeephala, with the' IOp of the héad and
the orbits red , and ~ blueifh body,. It is a native of
Nonh Ameriea. I5 . The leueoptera, \Vith naked
blue orbits, and the prime wing.fealhm white at the
poinls, and the inlermediate ones yellowith. It is the
Indian lunle of Edwards, ~nd is a native of AGa.
16. T he guinea, \Vith naked red orbíts , a yellowith
bill, triangul.r IVhile fpots on the IVings, and the
prime wing.feathcrs blaek ~t the points. It is a na·
til'e of Afriea. 17. The eoronata has blaek orbils~
a large ereél eren on the head, and a ulueith body. It
is alrooH as large as a peaeock, and is a native of Ban·
da. 18. The !lriata, with hoary orbits, and the bo·
~y variegated wi,h black and ath·eoloured bdts. It is
a native of ,he E.a Indies . J 9. The palullIbus, Ilith
the prime tail·feathers red behind, the prime lVing.
feathers edged with white, a white neck, and feather·
ed legs. lt is a nalive of Europe and AG~. 20 . The
e)'anocephala, IVith a blue head, and a white bdt be·
Inw the eye. lt is a native of Ameriea. 21. The
madagafcarenr:s, IVi,h fw hered legs, a violet tail, a
greenifh blue body, and tbe be~k and feet réd. [t
is found in Madaga(oar. 22. T he aene~, IVith fea·
thered legs, grecnifh lcgs and bill, aDd ~ brafs·eolour.
td bodl'. !t is a native of the Molucea Ines. 23. The
viridis , with a brafs ·eoloured booy, a I'iolet belly, and
red lcgs half CO'.'ered IVilh Eeathers. It is found at
AmLo103. 24. T he maninied, widl ~ violet bodl', a
ycllowiOI belly, anrl the prime lVing·feathers red on
Ihe infioe. lt is found in ~¡aninieo. 25. The ja·
maieellGs, with blorin, prime t3il· f~athers terminm d
by a IIhite line. !t is found in J"maiea. ~ 6. The
Scneg:denGs, with thc time ootDlon prime tail· fea·
Ihers IVhite, and the ncek fpotted with blaek. lt is
found in Sen~¡;a1. 27. Tile nicobarica has a 1\ hite
tail, a bl~ek boJ)', blue primewing·fcathrrs, a grern·
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