440 



PEKISTEKID^:. 



1884, p. 266 ; Tristr. Cat. Coll. B. p. 38 (1889) ; Hartl. Abh. nat. 



Ver. Brem. xi. p. 406 (Extr. p. 14) (1890) (China) ; Styan, Ibis, 



1891, pp. 328, 498 (China). 

 Turtur tigrinus, Hartl. (nee aiwt.) Syst. Verz. p. 99 (1844) {fide 



Finsch). 

 Turtur sinensis, Blyth, J. A. 8. B. xxiv. p. 480 (1855). 

 Spilopelia chinensis, Sundev. Meth. nat. Av. disp. Tent. p. 100 



(1872). 



Adult male. Head grey, paler on the forehead ; occiput tinged 

 with vinous ; nape black, with white spots at the tip of the 

 feathers ; upper parts pale brown ; outermost wing-coverts lead- 

 grey; underparts rich vinous, lighter on the chin and on the 

 abdomen ; inner under wing-coverts almost black ; sides, marginal 

 under wing-coverts, axillaries, and under tail-coverts grey ; three 

 outer tail-feathers black, broadly tipped with white, next feather 

 black, tipped with grey, two central feathers uniform brown, next 

 pair darker brown, almost black, with the base greyish : " iris 

 orange-red ; bill brown ; feet rose " (David). Total length about 

 13 inches, wing 6'2, tail 6, bill - 8, tarsus O05. 



Female. Like the male : " iris yellow " (David). 



Young. Paler and duller ; no black patch and no white spots on 

 the hind neck ; scapulars, upper wing-coverts, and upper tail- 

 coverts with narrow pale edges. 



Hob. Eastern China from Canton to Shanghai ; Formosa and 

 Hainan. 



a. $ ad. sk. 



b, c, d. Ad. sk. 

 e. Ad. sk. 



/. 2 ad - sk. 

 g. <$ imm. sk. 



h. Ad. sk. 



i-m. Ad. etirnm. 



sk. 

 n. Ad. sk. 



o. Juv. sk. 

 p. Ad. sk. 

 q. Ad. sk. 

 r. Ad. sk. 

 s. Ad. sk. 

 t, u. Ad. et juv. 



sk. 

 v, w. Ad. sk. 

 x, y, z. Ad. sk. 



China. 



Fokien, China. 

 Chusan, China, Dec. 

 Is. Kintang, April. 

 Shanghai, Jan. 



Amoy. 



Arnoy, China, April, June, 

 July (R. Swinhoe). 



Amoy, China, Jan. (B. Swin- 

 hoe). 



Amoy, China, Sept. 



S.W. Formosa {B. Swinhoe). 



S.W. Formosa (B. Swinhoe). 



S.W. Formosa (B. Swinhoe). 



Formosa, March (B. Swinhoe). 



Hainan. 



Hainan, March {B. Siuinhoe). 

 Hainan, Feb. {B. Swinhoe). 



Seebohm Coll. 

 Gould Coll. 

 Gould Coll. 

 Mrs. Ince [P.]. 

 Shanghai Museum 



[P.]. _ 

 R. Swinhoe, Esq. 



[0.1 

 Seebohm Coll. 



Tweeddale Coll. 



Gould CoU. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Tweeddale Coll. 

 Pt. Swinhoe, Esq. [C.]. 



Tweeddale Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



25. Turtur tigrinus. 



Columba tigrina, Temm. # Knip, Fig. i. pi. 43 (1808-11) ; Temm. 

 Pig. et Gallin. i. pp. 317, 481 (syn. emend.) (1813) ; Vieill. N. D. 

 xxvi. p. 380 (1818) ; Steph. Gen. Zool. xi. p. 78 (part.) (1819) 

 Horsf. Trans. Linn. Soc. xiii. p. 183 (1821) ; Desm. Diet. Sc. Nat. 





