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The name dryas^ signifying a forest habitat, is poorly chosen as 

 neither capicola nor vinacea is ever seen within the area of true forest. 



It is rather unfortunate that the name electa is wrongly spelled in 

 Sclater's list, where it appears as eclecta, inasmuch as this work will 



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Figure 5. — The distribution of Streptopelia capicola in northeastern Africa : 

 1, Streptopelia capicola hilgerti ; 2, Streptopelia capicola electa ; 3, Strep- 

 topelia capicola dryas ; 4, Streptopelia capicola tropica ; 5, Streptopelia 

 capicola anceps ; 6, Streptopelia capicola somalica 



be widely used by students of African birds. In other papers (such 

 as Van Someren,^' it is spelled electra, which is likewise incorrect. 



The present race resembles tropica but has the forecheeks pure 

 grayish, not washed with rosy, the upper parts somewhat darker, 

 and the under wing coverts also darker. 



"^ Nov. Zool., vol. 29, 1922, p. 36. 

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