VICTORIA CROWNED PIGEONS Painting from life by Hashime Murayama These birds, with filmy, fan-shaped crests, are among the largest and most spectacular of the whole pigeon group. They are peculiar to New Guinea and a few neighboring South Sea islands and are from 25 to nearly 34 inches in length. This particular species (Goura victoria) inhabits the islands of Jobi and Mysori. |
