424 P^RISTERID-E. 



pale earthy brown ; sides of the rump, anterior wing-coverts, and 

 under wing-coverts lead-grey ; quills blackish, with a greyish tinge, 

 especially on the outer secondaries ; central tail-feathers pale earthy 

 brown like the back, the next two pairs also pale earthy brown, 

 but more or less grey along the middle, the fourth and fifth pairs 

 dark grey, with a brown tinge towards the tip of the outer web ; the 

 outer tail-feathers almost black, with the terminal portion grey, 

 edged with whitish, and with the outer web white tinged with grey : 

 "iris ochreous orange; bill greyish black; feet dull crimson" 

 {Everett). Total length about 12 inches, wing 6*2, tail 5*2, bill 

 0-65, tarsus 0-93. 



Female. Similar to the male, but somewhat smaller. 



Hob. N.E. Borneo, Philippines, Sulu Islands, and Marianne or 

 Ladrones Islands (where most likely it has been introduced). 



a. Ad. st. Philippine Islands. Cuming Coll. 



b, c. <S ? ad. sk. Luzon, Jan. {A. B. Meyer). Tweeddale Coll. 

 d> e ,f- <S 2 ad. et Monte Alban, Feb., March Tweeddale Coll. 



cjjuv. sk. {A. H. Everett). 



g. $ juv. sk. Monte Alban, Feb. (A. H. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Everett), 

 h. S ad. sk. Negros, March {A. B. Tweeddale Coll. 



Meyer), 

 i. 2 ad. sk. Valencia, Aug. (A. H. Tweeddale Coll. 



Everett), 

 k. <$ ad. sk. Dumaguete, Aug. (A. H. Tweeddale Coll. 



Everett) . 

 I, m. c? 2 ad. sk. Cebu, April (A.H.Everett). Tweeddale Coll. 

 n. Ad.sk. Cebu, April (A.H.Everett). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



o. 2 ad. sk. N. Bohol, Nov. {A. H. Tweeddale Coll. 



Everett), 

 p. 2 ad. sk. S. Leyte, July (A. H. Tweeddale Coll. 



Everett). 

 q. S a d. sk. Amparo, S. Levte, July Tweeddale Coll. 



{A. R. Everett). 

 r. c? ad. sk. Surigao, Mindanao, May Tweeddale Coll. 



{A. H. Everett), 

 s. 2 ad. sk. Butuan, Mindanao, May Tweeddale Coll. 



(A. H. Everett). 



17. Turtur capicola. 



Tourterelle a, collier du Cap, Levaill. Ois. d-Afr. vi. p. 79 (1808). 

 Columba risoria, \&x.,Licht. Verz. Doubl. p. 67 (1823) (Terr. Caffr.). 

 Columba humilis 2, Temm. PI. Col. 258 (livr. 24, 1824). 

 Columba risoria, var. a, Wagl. Syst. Av. Columba, sp. 93 (1827) (ex 



Afr. merid.). 

 Turtur risorius, part., Selby, Nat. Libr., Pigeons, p. 171 (1835) 



(S. Africa) ; G. R. Gr. List Galium B. M. p. 12, specim. c (1844) 



(S. Afr.). 

 Turtur vinaceus, Strickl. Ann. ty Mag. N. H. xiii. p. 39 (1844) (P), 



xix. p. 182 (1847) (S. Africa) ; Blyth (nee Gm.), Cat. B. Mus. A. 



S. B. p. 235, n. 1429 (1849) (S. Africa) ; ? id. J. A. S. B. xxiv. 



p. 2G1 (1855) (S. Africa) ; ? Salv. Cat. B. Strickl. Coll. p. 546 



(1882). 



