Descriptive List of the Common Birds 



a narrow v/hite border round the back of the 

 neck. Its note is a ku-ku — ku. 



It is common in the Punjab, U. P., and the 

 Deccan. It is found in Assam and S. India on 

 the East, but not on the West Coast, nor in 

 Lower Bengal. 



169. (Enofopelia tranquebarica : The Red 

 Turtle Dove. (F. 131 1), (J. 797), (II.) 



This is the smallest of the doves, and is not 

 nearly so abundant as the other three species. 

 In the U. P. it is a permanent resident, but in 

 the Punjab merely a summer emigrant. It 

 certainly is not common in most parts of South 

 India. It is remarkable in that the cock and 

 hen differ in appearance. 



The cock is a rust-coloured bird with a black 

 collar round the back of his neck, and reddish 

 wings 



The hen lacks the red on the wing. 



The note is harsh and sepulchral, more like a 

 grunt than a coo. The legs are not red as in 

 the other common doves. 



l^he Sand Grouse 



This family seems to form a connecting link 



between the pigeons and the gallinaceous birds. 



They ar^ characterised by having feathered 



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