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248. C'oLUMBA ARQUATRix, Tcmm. & Knip. Olivo 

 Pigeon. 



Common in the bush. 



24:9. TuRTUR SEMiTORQUATUS (Rupp.). Red-ejcJ Dove. 

 Common. 



250. TuRTUR CAPICOLA, Smidev. Cape Turtle Dove. 

 Common. 



251. TuRTUR SENEGALENSis (Linn.). Laughing Dove. 

 Not uncommon. 



252. CEna carensis (Linn.). Long-tailed Dove. 

 Scarce. 



253. Tympanistria bicolor, Reichenb. Tambourine 

 Dove. 



Not uncommon. 



254. Chalcopelia afra (Linn.). Emerald-spotted Dove. 

 Fairly common. 



255. Haplopelia larvata (Temm. & Knip). Lemon 

 Dove. 



Scarce, but breeding. We procured a pair on January 7th, 

 1907. 



25G. Francolinusafricanus, Steph. Grey- wing Francolin. 

 Not uncommon. 



257. Francolinus levaillanti (Valenc). Cape Red- 

 wing. 



Common. 



258. Pternistes nudicollis (Bodd.). Red - nocked 

 Francolin. 



Not uncommon in the thick bush. 



259. CoTURNix AFRICANA, Temm. & Schleg. Cape Quail. 

 Common. Their eggs vary considerably, being of a huffish 



tint to yellowish-brown ground-colour, sometimes finely 

 spotted, sometimes heavily blotched, and sometimes both. An 

 eoo- taken in November 1906 has no markings whatever. 



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