Key to the Species. 



A. A patch of black feathers tipped with white or grey on 



either side of the neck but divided down the nape ... 5. turtur. 



B. A collar of black feathers each ending in a double white 



s^pot round back of neck ... ... ... ... ... S. siiratensis. 



C. A collar of black feathers with rufous tips round front of 



neck ... ... ... ... ... ... ... S. cambayensis. 



Z). A collar of plain black feathers rowmd feacA; 0/ weci- ... ... S. risoria. 



STREPTOPELIA TURTUR. 



Key to the Subspecies. 



A. Tips to feathers of neck -patch white : 



a. Darker and duller and with more vinous on the under- 



parts S. I. turtur. 



b. Paler and brighter and with the abdomen more exten- 



sively white S. t. arenicola. 



B. Tips to feather of neck -patch grey : 



c. Vent, flanks, and under tail-coverts dark grey ... S. t. meena. 



d. Vent, flanks, and under tail-coverts pale grey S. t. orientalis. 



e. Vent and flanks very pale grey and under tail-coverts 



white S.t.ferrago. 



