426 REVIEW OF JAPANESE BIRDS. 



18b3.—Columba (jeUsti-a Middexdorff, Sibir. Reise, ii, 2 (p. \Q^).—Turhir g. SwixiiOE, 

 P. Z. S., 1370, i>. m2.—Id., Ibis, 1874, p. 162.— Blakist. tfc Pryer, Ibis, 

 1878, p. '221.— lid., Tr. As. Soc. Jap., viii, ISSO, p.204.— iirf., i&uZ., x, 

 1882, p. 129.— Blakist., Cbrj-sauth., 1882, p. 522.— /rf., ibid., 1883, p.28.— 

 Id., ibid., 1883, Febr., p. — . —Id., Amend. List B. Jap., p. 43 (1884). 



1858.— Titrtur tneena Cassix", Perry's Exp. Jap., ii, p. 222 {nee Sykes). 



I860. — Columba(Peri8tera) turtur, var. gelastis Schrenck, Reis. Amurl., i, p. 389. 



Scblegel {loc. cit.) mamtaiiis that there are two forms of this bird abso- 

 lutely identical in color, but differing in size, the larger of which, occur- 

 ring in Siberia and Japan, he calls T. riqncola, while for the smaller 

 form he reserves Latham's T. orientaUs, with the habitat Southern 

 China and India. The latter would then probably be identical with 

 Hume's T. meena (ex Sykes et Jerdon, cf. Str. Feath., yi, 1878, pp. 

 420-422), with which his T. pulelirafa (ex Hodgson) with v.hite under 

 tail-coverts should not be confounded. I have no means at present to 

 ascertain the true status of these forms, and consequently I adhere to 

 the name given by Temminck to the Japanese bird as the oldest un- 

 doubted appellation, which is also a " nomen ancforum plnrimorum^^ 

 which Mr. Seebohm ought to have respected, if he would be true to his 

 principles. It may, however, in time become necessary to style the 

 Japanese bird Turtur orientalis gelastis. 



For measurements of this and the following species, as well as for 

 their distinctive characters, see my second paper quoted under the lat- 

 ter. 



Turtur stimpsoni Stejn. 



1862.— Turtur rupicola Cassix, Proc. Acad. Philada., 1862, p. 320 (nee Pall.). 

 1687.— Turtur orientalis Seebohm, Ibis, 1887, p. 179.— Stejneger, Zeitsclir. Ges. 



Oruith., 1887, p. — . 

 1887. — Turtur stimpsoni Stejneger, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mas., 1887, p. 399. 



Subgenus STREPTOPELIA Bouap. 



(160). Turtur douraca torquatus (Bogd.).. 

 Ringed Turtle-dove. Shirako-bato.* 



I860.— Columba risoria Schrenck, Reis. Amurl., i, p. 392 (1860) (nee hiy^.).— Turtur 

 ?'rsori«s SwiNHOE, Ibis, 1876, p. 334. — Id., ibid., 1877, p. 145. — Blakist. & 

 Pryer, Ibis, 1878, p. 227.— lid., Tr. As. Soc. Jap., viii, 1880, p. 205.— 

 lid., ibid., X, 1882, p. 129.— Blakist., Amend. List B. Jaj)., p 25 (1884). 



1873. — Turtur douraca Sciilegel, Mus. P. Bas, Columb., p. 123 {part). 



1876. — Turtur vitticoUis Przewalski, Mongol., ii (p. Ill) {nee Temm.). 



1877. — Turtur bitorquatus Martens, Preuss. Exp. Ost-As., Zool., i, p. 370 (nee Temm.). 



1881. — Streptopdia iorgimfa Bogdanow, Tr. Sib. Obtscb. Jestestv., xii (p. 98). — Id., 

 Consp. Av. Imp. Ross., i., p. 9(1884). 



It is curious that Schlegel's very clear argument {loc. cit.) should not 

 have been suflicient to settle beyond dispute the fact that the domesti- 

 cated King-dove wl)ich Linupeus described as Columba risoria is NQT a de- 

 scendant of the wild bird of India, China, and Japan, usually so called. 



* On tbe label of tbe specimen collected by Mr. Ota I find the Japanese name given 

 as "Dzudzukalccbato." 



