5. TTJKTUR. 445 



p. 184 (part.) (1847) ; id. Cat. B. Mus. A. S. B. p. 236, n. 1485 

 (1849) ; Kelaart, Prod,: Cat. p. 130 (1852); Layard, Ann. $ Mag. 

 N. H. (2) xiv. p. 60 (1854); Bp. Consp. Av. ii. p. 63 (part.) 

 (1854); id. Compt. Rend. xl. p. 17 (part.), p. 219, n. 184 (1855); 

 id. Coup d'ail Ordre Pig. pp. 31, 57, n. 184 (1855) ; Bh/th, 

 J. A. S. B. xxiv. p. 263 (note) (1855) ; Adams, P. Z. S. 1858, 

 p. 498 (Deccan arid Lower Himalayan Ranges) ; Bchnb. Tauben, 

 i. p. 72, t. 246. f. 1363, t. 253 b. if. 3373-74 (1862), ii. p. 174 

 (1862); Jerd. B. of Ind. iii. p. 479 (1864); Beav. P.Z. 8. 1865, 

 p. 691 ; Pelz. Novar. Beis., Vbg. p. 108 (1865) ; Wall. Ibis, 1865, 

 p. 391 ; id. J.f. O. 1866, p. 283; Blyth, Ibis, 1867, p. 150: Tytler, 

 Ibis, 1868, p. 203 ; Pelz. Ibis, 1868, p. 320 ; Beav. Ibis, 1868, p. 376 ; 

 Hume , Ibis, 1869, p. 19; Bulge?; Ibis, 1869, p. 169; G. B. Gr. Hand- 

 list, ii. p. 238, n. 9315 (1870) ; Holdsw. P. Z. S. 1872, p. 467 ; 

 Lloyd, Ibis, 1873, p. 414; Schley. Mus. P.-B. Columbfe, p. 129 

 (1873) ; Sousa, Mus. Nac. Lisb. Columbre, p. 16 (1873) ; Adam, Str. 

 Feath. i. p. 390 (1873) ; Ball, Str. Feath. ii. p. 425 (1874) ; Legqe, 

 Ibis, 1874, p. 26, 1875, p. 275 ; Bey, J. f. O. 1875, p. 291 (egg) ; 

 Hume, Nests $r Eggs, p. 504 (1875) ; Butl. § Hume, Str. Feath. 

 iv. p. 8 (1876) ; Fairb. Str. Feath. iv. p. 262 (1876), v. p. 409 

 (1877) ; Gieb. Thes. Orn. iii. p. 728 (1877) ; Ball, Str. Feath. via. 

 p. 224 (1878) ; Cripps, Str. Feath. vii. p. 297 (1878) ; Hume, Str. 

 Feath. viii. p. 110 (1879) ; Legge, B. of Cei/l. p. 705 (1880) ; Bidd. 

 Lbis, 1881, p. 92 (Gilgit) ; Sadly, Ibis, 1881, p. 585 (Gilgit); Bidd. 

 Ibis, 1882, p. 286 ; Salv. Cat. B. Strickl. Coll. p. 545 (1882) ; Mull. 

 J.f. O. 1882, p. 432 ; Sclat. List Vert. An. 8th ed. p. 452 (1883) ; 

 Park. Ibis, 1883, p. 194 (Ceylon) ; Marsh. Ibis, 1884, p. 421 

 (Chamba) ; Sivinh. fy Barn. Ibis, 1885, p. 130 ; Hume, Str. Feath. 

 xi. p. 298 (1888) ; Hartert, J.f. O. 1889, p. 433 (Assam) ; Tristr. 

 Cat. Coll. B. p. 39 (1889) ; Oates's ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. B. 

 ii. p. 353 (1890) ; Hein. fy Bchnio. Nomencl, Mus. Hein. Orn. 

 p. 277 (1890) ; Hartert, Kat. Vogelsamml. p. 188 (1891) ; Sharpe, 

 Sc. Pes. Sec. York. Miss., Aves, p. 119 (1891). 



Turtur cbinensis, part,, G. B. Gr. List Gallince B. 31. p. 13 (1844) • 

 id. Gen. B. ii. p. 472, n. 9 (1844) ; id, List B. Brit. Mus. Columbae, 

 p. 42 (part.) (1856). 



Turtur ceylonensis, Bchnb. Si/n. Av. Columbaria?, Novit. t. 253 b. 

 ff. 3373-74 (1851) ; G. B. Gr. List B. Brit. Mus. Columbje, p. 43 

 (1856). 



? Turtur cbinensis, juv., Bp. Cotisp. Av. ii. p. 63 (1854). 



Spilopelia suratensis, Sunder . Meth. nat. Av. Tent. p. 100 (1872). 



Turtur ceylanensis, Schleg. Mus. P.-B. Columbre, p. 129 (1873). 



Adult. Head pale vinaceous, greyish on the forehead ; feathers 

 of the nape and sides of the neck bifurcated, black, each with two 

 whitish spots ; upper parts brown, each feather of the upper back 

 and scapulars with two pale vinous isabelline terminal spots, en- 

 larging and spreading upon each side of the feather, upon the wing- 

 coverts, the blackish contracting to a central streak ; sides of the 

 lower back and rump tinged with lead-colour ; lower parts vinous, 

 albescent on the throat, and passing into white on the vent and under 

 tail-coverts ; edge of the wing, with the anterior wing-coverts, grey ; 

 quills brown, the secondaries with a greyish tinge on the outer 

 web ; marginal under wing-coverts grey, the inner ones almost 

 black ; tail with the two central pairs of feathers brown, the next 



