Descriptive List of the Common Birds 



bars across the wing. The tip o£ the tail is 

 black; legs red. 



Found all over India. In the Punjab this 

 species meets an allied form — Columha livia — 

 which is distinguished by the fact that its 

 lower back is white instead of slaty grey. 



7he Doves, 166-169 



Every one is well acquainted with these 

 familiar birds, so that a general description of 

 them is unnecessary. The four species most 

 commonly seen in India are : 



166. Turtur suratensis : The Spotted Dove. 

 (F. 1307), (J. 795), (III.) 



A reddish-grey bird. The sides of the neck 

 are black with a number of small white spots. 

 The two median pairs of tail feathers are 

 brown, and the others black with white tips. 



Its note is a plaintive cukoo-coo-coo. Like the 

 other three species of dove this species is 

 widely distributed, but is very capricious in 

 its distribution. 



It is very common in Calcutta, Madras, 

 Travancore, Tirhoot, and Lucknow, but does 

 not occur at Lahore, Bombay, or in the 

 Deccan. 



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