SPILOPKLIA. STIGilATOPELIA. 99 



Spilopelia suratensis (Gm.). 



Tiirtur suratensis, Layard, Ann. iff Mag. Nat. Hist. (2) xiv. p. 60 (1854) ; 



Let/ffe, Birds Cct/l. p. 705 (1879) ; dates ed. Hume, Nests if E(j(is Ind. B. 



ii. p. 353 (1890) : Salvaduri, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 444 (1893). 

 Spilopelia suratensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 80 (1899). 



The eggs of the Indian Spotted Dove are fairly glossy, and measure 

 from "95 to 1"2 in length, and from -75 to "Oo in breadth. 



Genus STIGMATOPELIA, Sundev. 

 Stigmatopelia senegalensis {Linn.). 



Columba senegalensis, Thien. Fortpflanz. yes. Voy. p. 59, tab. xi. fig. 7 



(184.5-54). 

 Turtur aegyptiacus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Voy. tab. 67. fig. 11 (1855-63). 

 Columba asgyptiaca, B7-ee, Birds Eur. iii. p. 195, pi. — (1867). 

 Turtur senegalensis, Tristram, Ibis, 1868. p. 211 ; Ayres, Ibis, 1871, 



p. 261 ; Shelley, Birds Eyypt, p. 217 (1872) ; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. 



iv. p. 100, pi. — (1875) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 55 (1876) ; 



Sharpens ed. Lai/ard, Birds S. Africa, p. 568 (1875-84) ; Salvadori, 



Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 448 (1893). 

 Stigmatopelia senegalensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. L p. 80 (1899). 



The eggs of the Egyptian Turtle-Doye have a fair amount of gloss 

 and are very variable in size, measuring from -98 to 1*13 in length, 

 and from "75 to -9 in breadth. 



2. Fuorteventura, Canary Is. Capt. Savile Reid [P.]. 



2. Jericho, 18th April (7/. /y. Tridram). Salvin-Godmau Coll. 

 1. Egypt, Feb. (6'. S. Allen). Salvin-Godmau Coll. 



1. Egypt, March (S. S. A.). Salvin-Godmau Coll. 



4. Egypt (J. H. C. 4- S. S. A.). J. H. Cochraue, Esq. [P.]. 



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