450 PBKISTEKIDiE. 



Hartl. P. Z. S. 1881, p. 173 (Socotra) ; Hartl. torn, cit p. 956 



(Socotra): Shell. Ibis, 1882, p. 359 (Mashoona) ; Salv. Cat. B. 



Strickl. Coll. p. 545 (1882) ; Butt., Fcild., 8f Reid, Zoologist, 1883, 



p. 388 (Natal); Shell. Ibis, 1883, p. 315; Forbes, Ibis, 1883, 



pp. 508,515,518; Shell. Ibis, 1883, p. 560; Salvad. Ann. Mm. 



Civ. Gen. (2) i. p. 208 (1884) ; Sclat. List Vert. An. 8th ed. p. 453 



(1883); Fischer, Zeitschr. ges. Orn. 1884, p. 377 (Massailand) ; 



Shrink. Sf Barn. Ibis, 1885, p. 130 ; Fisch. J. f. O. 1885, p. 118 



(E. Afr.) ; Hartert, J. f. O. 1886, p. 604 (Niger) ; Rchnw. J.f. O. 



1887, p. 51 ; Koenig, J.f O. 1888, pp. 131,250,253 ; Salvad. Ann. 



Mus. Civ. Gen. (2) vi. p. 304 (1888) ; Koenig, J. f. 0. 1890, p. 312; 



Brisay, Bidl. Soc. Acclim. 1889, p. 57 ; Tristr. Cat. Coll. B. 



pp. 38, 39 (1889) ; Hein. fy Rchnw. Nomencl. Mus. Hein. Orn. 



p 277 (1890) ; Tayl. Ibis, 1891, p. 474 ; Hartert, Kat. Vogelsamml. 



p. 188 (1891) ; Rchnw. J.f. O. 1891, p. 143. 

 Turtur regyptiacus, Bp. Rev. Crit. Orn. Fur. p. 173 (1850) ; Heugl. 



Syst. Uebers. p. 514 (1855) ; Brehm, J. f. 0.1856. p. 396; Homey. 



J.f. O. 1859, p. 361 ; Tristr. Ibis, 1859, p. 35 (Palestine) ; Salv. 



Mis, 1859, p. 318 (E. Atlas) ; Heugl. Ibis, 1859, p. 343 ; Tristr. 



Ibis, 1860, p. 69 (N. Africa) ; Heugl'. J.f. O. 1861, p. 197 ; Hartm. 



J. f. O. 1863, pp. 232, 308, 309 ; Heugl. J. f. O. 1864, p. 264 ; 



Blyth, Ibis, 1867, p. 150; Shell. Ibis, 1871, p. 143 (Egypt); 



Gum. Ibis, 1871, pp. 69, 295 (Algeria), 

 l'eristera senegalensis, C. L. Brehm, Vogelf. p. 257 (1855). 

 Peristera rufescens, C. L. Brehm, Vogelf. p. 257 (1855). 

 Peristera aegyptiaca, C. L. Brehm, Vogelf. p. 257 (1855). 

 ? Peristera pygmaea, C. L. Brehm, Nat. u. Zucht d. Taub. p. 56 



(1857). 

 Turtur savignyii, Rchnb. Tauten, i. p. 72 (1862). 

 Turtur rufescens, Rchnb. Tauben, ii. p. 173 (1862). 

 ? Turtur pygmseus, Rchnb. Tauben, ii. p. 173 (1862). 

 Stio-matopelia senegalensis, Sundev. Meth. nat. At: disp. Tent. p. 100 



(1872). 

 Turtur aegyptiaca, Cab. J.f. O. 1878, p. 243 (Northern Africa). 



Adult male. Head, neck, and breast rich vinous, slightly paler on 

 the chin and centre of the upper throat, and fading into white on 

 the abdomen ; vent and under tail-coverts white ; a broad collar 

 round the front and sides of the neck formed of black bifid feathers, 

 broadly tipped with rusty colour ; back and scapulars rusty vinous, 

 with a greyish tinge ; lower back, rump, upper wiug-coverts, and 

 secondaries lead-grey ; upper tail-coverts greyish brown ; some of 

 the inner wing-coverts and tertials tinged with rusty colour ; 

 bastard-wing and primary-coverts black ; primaries black, with 

 narrow light edges, the inner ones tinged with grey ; under wing- 

 coverts, axillaries, and flanks grey ; central tail-feathers brown-grey, 

 the next two pairs leaden grey, the remainder slate-black at the 

 base, then grey fading into white towards the end, the white in- 

 creasing towards the outer feathers, which are edged with white 

 on the outer web ; tail below black at the base, white at the apical 

 half: "iris orange-red; bill dusky black, with a slight vinous 

 shade ; legs pinkish red " (Shelley). Total length about 11 inches, 

 wing 5-5, tail 4-8, bill 0*55, tarsus 0-8. 



Female. Somewhat smaller and duller in colouring. 



