5. TTTRTUK. 415 



b'". Upper parts brown, more or less 

 with a rufescent hue ; anterior 

 part of the cheeks very slightly 

 tinged with grey ; under tail-coverts 



grey, edged with white decipiens, p. 420. 



b". Under tail-coverts white. 



c'". A vinous-red collar below the black 

 one of the nape. 

 c*. Nuchal collar black ; head vinous 

 red, except the upper part which 



is grey bitorquatus, p. 421. 



(P. Nuchal collar mealy black, the 

 feathers distinctly edged with 

 black ; head almost entirely grey, 

 with a slight vinous tinge on the 



hind part dussumieri, p. 423. 



d'". No vinous-red collar below the 

 black one of the nape. 



birds) ; Schleq. Mus. P.-B. Columbse, p. 125 (1873) (tame bird) ; Gieb. 

 Thes. Orn. ii'i. p. 727 (1877) ; ? Mat. List Vert. An. 8th ed. p. 454 

 (1883); Gvmth. P. Z. S. 1887, p. 503 (T. risorius 2 X Fantail Pigeon 

 <J); Stejn. Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. 1887, p. 428, pi. xxii. f. 4 (outer tail- 

 feather); Evans, Ibis, 1891, p. 74; Hartert, Kat. Vogelsamml. p. 188 

 (part.) (1891). 



Columba risoria domestica, Temm. PI. Col. i. Tail. Mith. p. SI (1839). 



Streptopelia risoria, Bp. Conn/). Av. ii. p. 65 (part.) (18.34) ; id. Corrupt. 

 Bend. xl. pp. 18, 219, n. 189 (part.) (1885) ; id. Coup d'oeil Ordre Pig. 

 pp. 31, 57, n. 189 (part.) (1855) ; Bchnb. Tauben, i. p. 74 (part.), t. 247. 

 ff. 1365, 1366, ii. p. 175 (1862) ; G. R. Gr. Hand-list, ii. p. 239, 

 n. 9328 (part.) (1S70) ; Rein. $■ Rchnw. Nomencl. Mus. Hcin. Orn. 

 p. 277 (1890). 



Columba nisoria (errore), Schal. J.f. 0. 1877, p. 196 (Isola madre and Isola 

 bella, Lago Maggiore). 



Adult male. Upper parts yellowish bay or isabelline, greyer on the outer 

 wing-coverts and secondaries ; a broad black collar, edged above with whitish 

 grey, on the hind neck ; throat almost pure white ; breast pale isabelline, 

 changing into white on the abdomen, vent, and under tail-coverts ; sides pale 

 grey ; under wing-coverts pale grey, almost white ; primaries pale brown ; 

 central tail-feathers isabelline grey, the lateral ones darkish grey, changing into 

 white towards the tips ; outer web of the outer tail-feather almost white ; 

 tail below blackish at the base, the black sharply defined from the apical half, 

 which is white, but tinged with grey near the black part : bill light horn ; irides 

 orange ; feet pink-red. Total length about 10 inches, wing 6, tail 4'5, bill 6, 

 tarsus - 85. 



I\ male. Similar to the male, only somewhat smaller. 



There is a variety completely white, which Temminck and others have 

 considered a distinct species (C alba). 



This bird has become very common everywhere in a domesticated state. 



a. Ad. sk. India. 



b. cJ ad. sk. Preston Hall Aviary. Gould Coll. 



c. 2 ad. sk. Staffordshire, March. E. W. II. Blagg, Esq. 



[P.]. 



d. Skeleton. Darwin Coll. 



e. Skeleton. Purchased. 



Hybrids between Turtur risorius and Columba livia. oar. laticauda. 

 a ~f- 6 fl d. et ad. sk. Bred in confinement. Dr. Giinther [P.]. 



