collected in the Philippine Islands. 491 



with a growing family in the neiglibouring rocks would ac- 

 count for the speed with which the journey was performed. 

 Colouring of soft parts as in P. carola. 



297. CoLUMBA GRisEiGULARis (Walden&Layard). (Grant, 

 Ibis, 1895, p. 4G9 ; 1896, p. 565.) 



This species is by no means a common bird, but seems to 

 inhabit the high mountains, where we met with it in Lepanto 

 at 7500 feet, and in Negros at over 6000. It has been met 

 with in Mindanao, and in Pulo Tega, off the west coast of 

 Borneo. 



Iris an orange-yellow ring, with an inner one of lake ; 

 orbital skin, nostril, and feet pale blood-pink ; nails nearly 

 white ; top of bill dull white. 



298. Macropygia tenuirostris G. R. Gray. (Grant, 

 Ibis, 1891, p. 521; 1895, pp. 265,469; 1896, p. 477; 1897, 

 p. 250.) 



Common among the mountains of North Luzon, and 

 found nesting on the summit of Monte Data, where the large 

 tracts of dead bracken-ferns afford it good protection. I 

 saw a young one nearly ready to fly on 28th January on 

 this mountain. This Dove is also plentiful in the lowland 

 forests, and is distributed throughout the archipelago. 



299. TuRTUR DUssuMiERi (Temm.). (Grant, Ibis, 1895, 

 pp. 117, 265, 471 ; 1897, p. 250.) 



Common, and distributed throughout the Philippines. 

 Generally obtained in open places near native villages. 



300. TuRTUR HUMiLis (Temm.). (Grant, Ibis, 1891, 

 p. 411; 1895, p. 471.) 



Fairly common in North Luzon, frequenting open places, 

 like the preceding species, but known from only one other 

 island, Mindoro. This species has a wide range over South- 

 eastern Asia, from India to Formosa. 



301. TuRTUR sTRiATUs (Linn.). 



Geopelia striata (Linn.). (Grant, Ibis, 1894, p. 411; 

 1897, p. 471.) 



Fairly common in North Luzon, frequenting like localities 



