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bird (Geopelia striata placida)

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Notes: Originally recorded as G. tranquilla not striata, report entry: ÔÇ£29. Geopelia tranquilla, Gould. Geopelia tranquilla, Gould, B. Austr., vol. v., p1. lxziii ; id. Handb. B. Austr., vol. ii. p. 144, Forbes, Proc. Zool. Soc., 1878, p. 126. A single specimen, apparently immature, of this little ground-dove from Cape York. [No. 148, . Eyes white; cere blue; bill slate; legs pale flesh-colour. Stomach con tained small seeds.]ÔÇØ