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September 25, and October 9, 1832. 



William Yarrell, and Joseph Cox Cox, Esqrs., in the Chair. 



Colonel Sykes resumed the exhibition of the collection of Birds 

 formed by him in Dukhun. On previous evenings he had brought 

 under the notice of tlie Committee the Raptores and Insessores 

 (page 77) ; and on the present he submitted the remaining orders in 

 the series adopted in the following 



Catalogue of Birds (systematically arranged) of the Rasorial, Gral- 

 latorial, and Natatorial Orders, observed in the Dukhun by Lieut. 

 Colonel W. H. Sykes, Bombay Army, F.L.S., F.Z.S., &c.&c. 



Order III. RASORES, III. 

 Fam. Columbidce, Leach. — Genus Ptilinopus, Swains. 



138. Ptilinopus Elphinstonii. Ptil. s>upra fusco-brunneus ; cor- 



pore infra, capite, colloque cinereis ; cervice nigro, plumis ad 

 apices guttd albd notatis; interscapulio rubineo ; collo pectoreque 

 smaragdino, uropygio cinereo, niteniibus ; remigum 2dce, 3tice, 

 Atce el 5 tee pogoniis externis excavatis. 



Irides ochraceo-flavae. Longitudo corporis 10 n Vunc, caudce 

 5 T V- 

 This very fine bird, forming a link between the Pigeons proper and 

 Vinago, has quite the figure and air of Ptilinopus porphyreus, 

 figured in Stephens, vol. 14. {Columba porphyrea, Reinw.,Temm., 

 PI. Col. 106.), but is much larger : it is a rare bird in Dukhun, 

 and met with only in the dense woods of the Ghauts. Not gre- 

 garious. Stony fruit found in the stomach. Sexes alike. Flight 

 very rapid. The lateral skin of the toes is very much deve- 

 loped. 



Genus Columba, Auct. Pigeon. 



139. Columba Meena. Col. capite, collo, interscapulio, gastrceoque 



saturate vinaceis, venire dilutiore ; crisso, caudaque tegminibus 

 inferioribus apiceque albis ; tergo uropygioque ardosiaceis; 

 tegminibus caudce superioribus ad apices vinaceis ; scapularibus 

 alarumque tegminibus nigris, castaneo late marginatis ; remigi- 

 bus cauddque fusco-brunneis, illis castaneo marginatis ; tegmi- 

 nibus alarum inferioribus cinereis ; collo utrinque nigro macu- 

 lato, plumis cazrulescenti-albido ad apices marginatis. 



Fcem. Crisso dilute vinaceo ; tegminibus caudce inferioribus pallide 

 cinereis ; rectricibus 4 intermediis albo hand terminatis. 

 Irides aurantiaca;. Rostrum pedesque flavescentes. Longitudo 



corporis 8 unc, caudce 5-rV« 

 Brown and Chestnut Dove. Hhulgah of the Mahrattas. 

 This species might be mistaken for the European Col. Turtur, but 



on comparison is found to differ in the whole head, neck, shoul- 

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