Family COLUMBIDAE. 

 Turtur turtur (L.) - Turtle-Dove. 



(Plate 112, fig. a-c. 

 (Snouckaert: Avifauna Neeriandica, p. 76, No. I8O1. 



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white. 



30 X 22.5 millimetres 



0.52 gram. 



not specially characterized. 



mostly short-oval. 



consists of fine dry twigs and stali<s. 



in various trees, and in thick bushes. 



2 eggs. 



May— June. 



about 16 days. 



