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PEEISTEEID^. 



Genus SPILOPELIA, Sundev. 



Spilopelia chinensis {Scojy.). 



Turtur chinensis, Swinh. Ibis, 1803, p. 397 ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. 



xxi. p. 439 (1893). 

 Spilopelia chinensis, Slmrpe, Hand-l. i. p. 80 (1899). 



The eggs of the Chinese Spotted Dove have a moderate amount 

 of gloss. They measure from I'l to 1*24 in length, and from "85 

 to -9 in breadth. 



2. South China (R. Swinhoe). 



2. South China (R. S.). 



2. Foochow, March. 



2. Formosa, 13th April (P. A. Hoist). 



2. Formosa, 20tli Aug. (P. A. H.). 



1. Formosa, 25th Aug. (P. A. H.). 



1. Formosa, 21st Oct. (P. A. H.). 



Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



Spilopelia tigrina {Temm. tf- Kyiip). 



Columba chinensis, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges, Voi/. p. 59, tab. xi. fig. 6 



(184.5-54). 

 Spilopelia tigrina, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 349 ; id. Hand-l. i. p. 80 



(1899). 

 Turtur tigrinus. Gates ed. Hume, Nests ^ Eggs Ind. B. ii. p. 356 (1890) ; 



Salvadori, Cat. Birds B.M. xxi. p. 440 (1893). 



The eggs of the Malay Spotted Dove are mostly very glossy, and 

 measure from 1'05 to 1-25 in length, and from -8 to -9 in breadth. 



