Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Goura \Gou"ra\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
   One of several species of large, crested ground pigeons of
   the genus {Goura}, inhabiting New Guinea and adjacent
   islands. The Queen Victoria pigeon ({Goura Victoria}) and the
   crowned pigeon ({G. coronata}) are among the beat known
   species.