5. TCJRTTJE. 401 



Turtur sharpii, Shell. Ibis, 1870, p. 447 (Egypt), 1871, p. 143; 

 Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. i. 2, p. 851 (1871); Shell. B. Egypt, 

 p. 215, pi. 10. f. 2 (1872) ; Gieb. Thes. Orn. iii. p. 728 (1877) ; 

 Tristr. Cat. Coll. B. p. 39 (1889). 



Very similar to T. turtur, but differs as follows : — Entire head 

 and back of the neck sandy brown, passing into fawn-colour on the 

 upper back ; chin and median part of the throat paler ; lower back 

 fawn-colour, with dusky centres to the feathers, and only very 

 slightly washed with grey on the middle of the back and sides of 

 the rump ; greater upper tail-coverts and two centre tail-feathers 

 dusky brown, broadly tipped with fawn-colour ; remainder of the 

 tail as in T. turtur, only that the white end is partially washed 

 with fawn-colour towards the centre feathers ; wings as in T. turtur, 

 only there is less extent of leaden grey on the coverts, and no 

 grey shade on the quills : the sandy rufous of the sides of the 

 head and upper throat gradually passes into rich vinous pink, 

 occasionally with a sandy shade on the sides and lower throat ; 

 remainder as in T. turtur. Total length about 10-S inches, wing 6, 

 tail 5, bill 0-7, tarsus 0-8. (Shelley.) 



Female. Similar to the male, only somewhat duller. 



Young. Paler than the adult, and of a pale sandy also on the 

 lower throat and breast. 



Hah. N.E. Africa (and Asia Minor ?). 



a, b. Ad. sk. Assuan, Egypt. Parreys Coll. 



c. Ad. sk. Egypt (G. E. Shelley). Shelley Coll. - ) Types of 



d. cT ad. sk. Fayoom, Egypt (G. E. Shel- Shellev Coll. \ f. sharpii, 



ley). j Shelley. 



e. 2 ad. sk. Cairo, Egypt (E. C. Taylor). Shelley Coll. 

 /. Ad. sk. No locality. Purchased. 

 g. Juv. sk. [Brussa.] Parreys Coll. 



3. Turtur ferrago. 



Columba meena, tf , Syhcs, P. Z. S. 1832, p. 149 (migratory, Duk- 

 lnin). 



Turtur auritus, Yiyne (nee auct.), P. Z. S. 1841, p. 6 (Alpine Pan- 

 jab). 



Columba ferrago, Eversm. Add. ad Zooyr. Bosso-As. fasc. hi. p. 17 

 (1842) (Songaria) ; Strickl. Ann. $• Mao. N. H. xix. p. 180 (note) 

 (1847); Bp'.Bev. Crit. Orn. Eur. p. 75 (1850) ; Eversm. J.f. O. 

 1853, p. 292. 



Columba pulcrata, Ilodgs. in Grays Zool. Misc. p. 85 (1844) (descr. 

 nulla). 



Columba orientalis, Layard (ncc Lath.), Ann. Sf May. N. H. (2) xiy. 

 p. 62 (1854) (Ceylon). 



Turtur ferra-r<<, Ilr'hnb. Tauben, ii. p. G8 (18fi2) : Wardl. Bunts. Ibis, 

 1880, p. 68; Scully, Ibis. 1881, p. 584 (Gilgit) ; Bidd. Ibis, 1882, 

 p. 286 (Gilgit) ; Saund. Van: Brit. B. iii. p. 23(1882); Severtz. 

 Ibis, 1883, p. 71 (Pamir Range) ; Pleske, Mem. Ac. Sc. St. Petersb. 

 (7) xxxvi. n. 3, p. 40 (1888) (Turkestan). 



Turtur rupicolus, Jerd. (nee Pall. ?) B. of Ind. iii. p. 476 (1864) ; 

 Bear. Ibis, 1868, p. 374; Brooks, Ibis', 1809, p. 354 Hume, Ibis, 

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