406 



PERISTERIDiE. 



Turtur rupicolus, part., G. P. Gr. Hand-list, ii. p. 238, n. 9313 

 (1870) ; Pelz. $ Lorenz, Ann. Naturh. Hofmus. iii. p. 48 (1888) 

 (Japan) ; Eartert. Kat. Vogehamml. p. 187 (1891) (Japan). 



Peristera gelastis, Severtz. J.f. O. 1875, p. 180. 



Turtur stimpsoni, Stejn. Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. 1887, pp. 399, 426 

 (Liu-Kiu Islands) *. 



Turtur orientalis gelastis, Stejn. Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. 1887, p. 42G 

 (Japan). 



Similar to T. ferrago, but the abdomen vinous reddish instead of 

 whitish ; the under tail-coverts grey ; terminal band across the 

 tail lavender-grey. As a rule, the Indian and Burmese birds 

 ( C. meena $ , Sykes) are smaller and have the under tail-coverts 

 of a deeper shade, while the Japanese and Chinese birds are larger 

 and have the under tail-coverts a shade lighter. 



Bab. From the base of the Himalayas to Central India, and 

 through the Burmese countries to Formosa, Mandchuria, Corea, and 

 Japan ; accidental in Europe. 



a, b,c. Ad. etjuv. 



sk. 

 d, e. d ad. sk. 



f-k. Ad. sk. 



/, m, n. Ad. sk. 

 o-r. Ad. sk. 

 s, t. Ad. sk. 

 u-x. Ad. et iuv. 



sk. J 



y. $ ad. sk. 



z. Ad. sk. 



a', b', c'. Ad. sk. 



cV. Ad. sk. 



e',f. d ad. et 2 



juv. sk. 

 ff'ih'. tf$ ad. 



sk. 

 i '. Ad. sk. 

 k', V. S ad. et 



ad. sk. 

 m'. Ad. sk. 

 n'. Ad. sk. 

 ?', p'. d 2 ad. 



Nepal. 



Nepal Valley, May, Aug. (J. 



Scully) . 

 Native Sikkim, March-May 



(L. Mandelli). 

 Sikkim, March (L. Mandelli). 

 Darjeeling. 



Darjeeling (L. Mandelli). 

 Bootau {Pembertort). 



Bhotan Doars, Feb. (L. Man- 

 delli). 



Bhotan Doars. 



Assam (McClelland). 



Sudd3^a, Assam, March (J. 

 Cockburn). 



Shillong, June (A. W. Chennell). 



Dibrughur, May, Dec. (J. P. 



Cripps). 

 Cachar, March. 

 N. Khasia Hills, March, Nov. 



(A. W. Chennell). 

 Khasia Hills. 

 Khasia Hills. 

 Manipur, Feb., March (A.O.H.). 



B. H. Hodgson, Esq 



Seebohm Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 India Museum [P.]. 



Hume Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 

 India Museum [P.]. 

 Hume Coll. 



Tweeddale Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 

 Tweeddale Coll. 



Tweeddale Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 



q, r'. d ad. sk. Maunbhoom, Dec. (P. C. Bea- Tweeddale Coll. 



van), 



s'. Ad. sk. Saugor (Hooper). India Museum [P.]. 



t'. d ad. sk. Sambulpur, June. Hume Coll. 



[albino]. 



u . d ad. sk. Seoni Distr., March. Hume Coll. 



* I have examined in Mr. Seebohm's collection specimens from the Liu-Kiu 

 Islands, and I cannot find that they differ from T. orientalis. 



