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227 mm., not sexed. Thus the males measure 2i5-219 mm. 

 and the females 237-21 1- mm. 



Of this race, C g, uheliensis Reichw. (Orn. Monatsb. 1898, 

 p. 82 : Iringa in Uhehe), wing 220 mm., is a synonym. 



26. Colutnba arquatrix. Speckled Wood-Pigeon. 

 Columha arquatrix Temm. & Knip, Pig. i. 1808-13, fam. 



secoiide, p. 1], pi. v. : Anteniquoi = Outeniqua, Knysna, 

 Cape Colony. 



a. $ ad. Top of Mau Escarpment, 7200 ft. Sept. 29. 



This bird agrees perfectly Avith specimens from the type 

 locality and is in quite good dress. 



Total length in flesh : 15 j inches. Wing : 233 mm. 



[Irides light brown; eyelids orange-yellow; bill yellow ; 

 legs and toes yellow. Very common amongst the thick 

 forest-trees.] 



27. Turtur afra delicatula. Blue-spotted Wood-Dove. 

 Chalcopelia delicatula Sharpe, Bull. B. O. C. xii. 1902, 



p. 81 : Goz-abu-Gumar, White Nile. 



a, b. c? ad. k, imm. Gondokoro, 1800 ft. Mar. 5. 



The adult agrees perfectly with the type. 



The immature specimen still retains some of the buflPy 

 markings on the tips of the wing-feathers. 



Total length in flesh: ad. 9 inches; imm. 8^ inches. 

 Wing : 109 mm. 



I agree with Mr. Sclater that there are three distinct 

 races of the Blue-spotted Dove {cf. 'Ibis/ 1912, p. 35). 



[Irides brown ; bill black ; legs and toes dull claret. Not 

 observed until we reached Gondokoro.] 



28. Turtur chalcospilos. Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove. 

 Columba chalcospilos Wagl. Syst. Av., Col. 1827, sp. 83 : 



Senegal. 



a. S imm. E. of Mt. Leganisho, 6800 ft. Nov. 1. 

 h. ? ad. Southern Guaso Nyiro, 2900 ft. Nov. 24. 



c. c? juv. Amala River, 5300 ft. Oct. 23. 



d. $ ad. Weiwei River, 3000 ft. Jan. 9. 



