THE BIRDS OF NORTH KANARA. G3 



to this bird. It is, however, larger than others I have received from 

 elsewhere. It certainly does not generally breed in the district. 

 TuRTUR suRATENSis, Gm. (Humo's Cat., No. 795.) 



A very common bird everywhere, building from February to May. 

 TuRTUR RisoRius, Linn. (Hume's Cat., No. 796.) 



I have only noticed this bird about Halyal in the extreme north- 

 east portion of the district. It was common in February, and I saw u 

 few specimens in April. It is absent from the rest of the district. 

 TuRTUR TRANQUEBARicus, Hern. (Humo's Cat., No. 797.) 



On two occasions I saw this bird near Halyal in February, and Mr. 

 Aitken informs me he saw a small flock at Ankola in January, 1894. 

 Chalcophaps indica, Linn. (Hume's Cat., No. 798.) 



Fairly common through all the forests except those in the extreme 

 east of the district. It has a mournful wailing call which is audible 

 for a long distance. I have taken eggs at Sirsi in March, and at 

 Karwar in the end of the rains. They may lie known from the eo-o-s 

 of all the other doves by their pink colour, almost the shade of a 

 trogon. 



Pavo ceistatus, Linn. (Hume's Cat., No. 803.) 



Peafowl are rare in Kanara and are undoubtedly disappearing. They 

 used to be common along the Digi Ghat, but the Custom Sepoys have 

 shot them out. There are still a few in the east of the Mundoode 

 Petta, and I have seen or heard a few at various places both above and 

 below the Ghats. I got some eggs near Karwar in September, 

 1894. 



Gallus sonnerati, Tern. (Hmne's Cat., No. 813.) 



Jungle fowl are still common everywhere in the forests above and 

 below Ghats, and v;ould increase enormously if they were not snared 

 round almost every patch of rice. They breed from February to May 

 but appear to lay very few eggs, the most I have ever found beino- five. 

 These, oddly enough, were laid on the top of a dead stump two or three 

 feet from the ground. 



Galloperdix spadiceus, Gm. (Hume's Cat., No. 814.) 



Very common in every portion of forest in Kanara. It breeds 

 from March to May, and out of some fifty nests I have never found 

 more than four eggs in a nest, and only on one or two occasions have 

 J found more than three. 



