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Sail for England-Crowned Pigeons-Straits of Dryan-Banca Straits-Zutphen Islands-Escape and re-capture of a crowned pigeon-Death of one of those birds-Dissection-Pass the Cape of Good Hope-Fine weather-The trumpet weed-Volcanic rocks-St. Helena-Buttermilk Point-James's Town-Ficus Religiosa-Over-population of James's Town-Visit to the late residence of Napoleon.
On the 15th of December, I sailed from Singapore for England, having on board three of those magnificent birds, the Crowned or Dampier's pigeons, the _Columba coronata_ of Linneus, which I took under my care for my friend, T. Rawson, Esq., of Dulwich. The bird is nearly as large as a turkey; the body is of a leaden hue; scapulars ferruginous, with a white band on each wing: the head is adorned with a crest of delicate and beautiful feathers, expanded in a crescentic form, which, although always erect, the bird has the power of still further elevating and bringing down to the base of the bill: the irides are bright red; feet and legs speckled with black.