slightly rounded at tip, with a definite blackish band at two-thirds
the length from the base,' visible oh both sidfes; - before this band the
chloor is^lMöh^ash, and behind dirty grayish: the tail, is much
lighter on the infeMoïrturfcücé.;' /I
jÉThis species is closely allied to Columba caribsea of Gmelin, with
yphich S a n ita ted its analogy, and puqqcephala of
Linné. In fad, it pössesses/'sSme characters in common with each
of these species, such’ as the band ■qrifthe tail ofifthe former; and an
indication of^h^te^ffi&tne head of the latter. This character may
|ïnduce some naturalists“ta sbppose%s6hes young of Ijludbc'^t'/iala,
but by a ^ca^i^Ly ah doubt will be removed, and" it will
be admittedItodhe rank of a.distinct species«. *
The <caribasa may readily he distinguished from the -present!species
by its/superior « 2*» iand by being destitute" of-the white band on the
nech; by having a reddish bill, tipped with yellow, and dark red
feet.-. The>'kitfocephala,\& tlie adult state, has the whole head white
above; * but as itis.destitute of this distinction when young, acquiring
it gradually as it advances in age, other discriminating characters
must be employed; the taiTis without a band, the bill is red with a
white tip, and-fhe feet are red. •