2l6 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. 



having an opportunity of reverting to it in a more satis- 

 factory manner. 



Sub-Family — Cohimhidce. 



Genus — 1. Geopelia. G. striata. Barred Dove. 



2. Turtur. T. suratensis. Spotted Turtle- 



dove. 



T. meena. Eastern Turtle- 



dove. 



T. picturatus. Mauritian Turtle- 

 dove. 



T. chinensis. Chinese Turtle- 

 dove. 



T humilis. Dwarf Turtle- 

 dove. 



T.aldabranus. Aldabran Turtle- 

 dove. 



3. Chalcopliaps. C. indica. Green-winged 



Dove. 



4. Calmias. C. nicobarica. Nicobar Pigeon. 



Barred, or Zebra Dove. — This little dove is found 

 throughout the south of India, as well as in the Malaccan 

 Peninsula, and the regions beyond to China ; it is, perhaps, 

 the most frequently imported of all the small foreign 

 doves, and, where kept under favourable conditions as to 

 temperature and space, breeds freely in confinement, the 

 difficulty being to secure a veritable pair, as the sexes are 

 almost exactly alike in outward appearance. 



The forehead and throat are ashen grey, with a bluish 

 tinge ; the back and wings dark brown; the under wing 

 coverts reddish brown, with fine black pencillings; the 

 breast reddish ; the abdomen and hinder parts whitish 

 gre}' ; the whole plumage, with the exception of the fore- 

 head, throat, tail, and under side of the wings, is streaked 



