42 Mr. C. H. B. Grant on a Collectmi of 



Total length in flesh: J 13^ inches; ? 13| inches. 



Wing: c? 19^ n^'i^- 5 ? 185 mm. 



[Irides red ; bill black; legs and toes red.] 



In examining the whole series of this Pigeon I can 



recognise only three races as follows : — 



Streptopelia semitorquata semitorquata Riipp. 



Range. N.E. and E. to S.E. Africa generally. 



Of this Turtur s. minor Erl. (J. f. O. 1905, p. 125 : 

 Koute Umfndu-Gobwen, S. Somaiiland, and Kismayu) ; and 

 T. s. intermedins Erl. (op. cit. p. 124: Roba-Schalo_, South 

 Shoa, and Harar), are synonyms. 



Wing-measurements are as follows : — Abyssinia, ^ 192 

 mm.; ? 172 mm. Somaliland, (^ 197 mm.; ? 197 mm. 

 East Africa, ^ 190-177 mm.; ? 187-185 mm. Portuguese 

 East Africa, rT 191 mm.; ? 185-179 mm. Rhodesia and 

 Gazaland, c? 192 mm.; ? 187 mm. Upper Congo, 185 mm. 

 Transvaal, S 197-186 mm.; ? 189 mm. Zulaland, cT 

 193 mm. ; ? 185 mm. 



Streptopelia semitorquata erytiirophrys Sw. Birds W. 

 Afr. ii. 1837, p. 207, pi. 22 : West Africa, Senegal. 



Range. West Africa and Fernando Po. 



Wing-measurements: INIainland, ^ 185-172 mm.; ? 

 176-172 mm. Fernando Po, S 179-169 mm.; ? 168- 

 169 mm. 



Streptopelia semitorquata shelleyi Salvad. Cat. Birds 

 B. M. xxi. 1893, p. 419 : Kiger. 



Range. Niger to Upper White Nile. 



Wing measurements : J 179-169 mm. ; ? 175 mm. 



30. Streptopelia capicola damarensis. Damaraland Turtle- 

 Dove. 



Turtur damarensis Finsch & Hartl. Vog. Ost-Afr. 1870, 

 p. 550 : Damaraland (Andersson), Gross - Namakaland 

 (^Levaill.). 



a. S ad. Amala River, 5500 ft, Oct. 12. 



b. cJ ad. Turkwel River, 1950 ft. Jan. 14. 



The bird from Amala is rather worn and moulting, and 

 the other is in bright plumage and very little worn. 



