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Turtur isabellinus, Bp. 



'J'lirtiii' sliar])ii, 8/iellei/, Birdx Eijypt, p. 21y (1872). 



Turtur isabellinus, Shelleij, Birds Eyiipt, p. '1\^ (1872) ; Dresser, Birds 



Eur. vii. p. 49 (1877); Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 400 



(1893) ; Sharpe, Haml-l. i. p. 78 (1899). 



The eggs of the Isabelline Turtle-Dove in the Collection aro 

 moderately glossy, and measure respectively: I'l by -82 ; 103 by 

 •77 : 1-04 by -83. 



1. Egypt, lOth April {Capt. Shelley). Seebobm Coll. 



1. Soudan, 22nd April ( W. V.). Colonel W. Verner [P.]. 



Turtur ferrago (Eversm.). 



Turtur rupicola, Tficz. J. f. O. 1873, p. 97, tab. ii. fig. 30. 



Turtur pulcliratus, Lcyye, Birds C'eyl. p. 711 (1879). 



Turtur pulchrala, Oatcs ed. Hume, Nests ^- Egys hid. B. ii. p. 349 (1890). 



Turtur ferrago, Salmdori, Cut. Birds B. 7(/."xxi. p. 401 (1893); Blanf. 



Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, iv. p. 41 (1898); Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 78 



(1899). 



The eggs of the Indian Turtle-Dove are very glossy and measure 

 from I'l to 1-35 in length, and from '85 to 1 in breadth. 



1. Kotegurh, N.W. Himalayas, Hume Coll. 



14th April. 



2. Kotegurh, J 6th April. Hume Coll. 



3. Kotegurh, 17th April. Hume Coll. 



1. Kotegurh, KJth May. Hume Coll. 



2. Kotegurh, 30th May. Hume Coll. 



3. Kotegurh, 31st May. Hume Coll. 



4. Kotegurh, 7th June. Hume Coll. 

 2. Kotegurh, 10th June. Hume Coll. 

 2. Kotegurh, 11th June. Hume Coll. 

 1, Kotegurh, 13th June. Hume Coll. 

 1. Kotegurh, 16th June. Hume Coll. 

 1. Kotegurh, 21st June. Hume Coll. 

 ]. Mussoorie (jT. Ifw^on). Hume Coll. 



Turtur orientalis {Lath.). 



Turtur meena, Oates ed. Hume, Nests ^- Eggs Ind. B. ii. p. 350 (1890). 

 Turtur orientalis, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 403 (1893) ; Blartf. 



Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, iv. p. 40 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. ("8 



(1899). 



The eggs of the Rufous Turtle-Dove are moderately glossy and 

 measure from 1-06 to 1-15 in length, and from 'So to -95 in breadth. 



6. Raipur, India (F. R. Blewitt). Hume Coll. 



Genus HOMOPELIA, Sahad. 



Homopelia picturata (Temm.). 



Turtur picturatus, Cowan, Proc. R. Phi/s. Soc. Edin. vii. p. 149 (18S2) ; 



Milne-Edwards .V Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ois. p. 460, pi. 303. 



fig. 11 (188.-,) : Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 409 (1893). 

 Homopelia picturata, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 78 (1899). 



