Report of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76…. Zoology, Vol. II
Creator
Date
1881
Identifier
Special Collections Expedition Reports Q115 C4 1872
Type
Publisher
London: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office
Abstract
Carpophaga rhodinolaema
A fruit pigeon from the Admiralty Islands. John Murray (1841-1915), one of the naturalists on the Challenger voyage wrote in his notes regarding the pigeon: 'These birds were in immense numbers. On the first day four guns bagged 85 in two hours; another day 230 were taken, another 200, another 150.' The birds were observed to feed on 'wild coffee and nutmegs'.
A fruit pigeon from the Admiralty Islands. John Murray (1841-1915), one of the naturalists on the Challenger voyage wrote in his notes regarding the pigeon: 'These birds were in immense numbers. On the first day four guns bagged 85 in two hours; another day 230 were taken, another 200, another 150.' The birds were observed to feed on 'wild coffee and nutmegs'.
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