Himalayan and Kashmiri Birds 



159. l^urtur ferrago : The Indian Turtle- 

 Dove. F. 1305, J. 792, III. W. K. 



This has the usual dove-coloured plumage, 

 with a miniature black-and-grey chess-board 

 on each side of the neck. 



This is the commonest dove of the West 

 Himalayan hill-stations. 



160. Turtur cambayensis : The Little Brown 

 Dove. F. 1309, J. 794, —III. W. 



Plumage sand-coloured, greyish on wings 

 and tail. Head, neck and breast suffused with 

 dull pale red. A miniature red-and-black chess- 

 board on each side of neck. Legs crimson-lake. 



The call of this bird is a subdued cuk-cuk- 

 coo-coo-coo. 



This is the common dove of the plains. 

 The only hill station at which I have seen it is 

 Almora. 



It, together with the spotted-dove {Turtur 

 suratensis) and the Indian Ring-Dove {Turtur 

 risorius), is common on the cart road between 

 Rawalpindi and Kohala up to elevations of 

 5000 feet. 



161. Turtur risorius: The Indian Ring- 

 Dove. F. 1 3 10, J. 796, +III. W. K. 



A pale French-grey bird, with a half collar 

 round the back of the neck. This collar is 

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