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Phaps chalcoptera, Bronze-winged Pigeon, 1 year, 2^,2 5 .

Chalcophaps indica, Indian Green-winged Pigeon, 1 year, 1 S > 1 S •

Leptoptila plumbeiceps, Grey-headed Pigeon, 2 years, 4 3,5 ? .

Golumba phceonota, Triangular-spotted Pigeon, 2 years, 1 c?, 1 ? ; 2

eggs.


■Columba leuconota, White-backed Pigeon, 1 year, 2 , 2 ? .


Chlorcenas maculosa, Spotted Pigeon, 1 year, 1 ? .


— speciosa, Specious Pigeon, 1 year, 1 ^, 1 $.


4 eggs and 3 young hybrids between these two species.

Ocyphaps lophotes, Crested Pigeon, 4 years, 2 2 $ ; 6 eggs, 2


young.


Streptopelia tigrina, Trigrine Turtle-dove, 3 years, 1 c?, 1 ? .


senegalensis, Senegal Turtle-dove, 3 years, 1 , 1 ? .


humilis, Ruddy Turtle-dove, 3 years, 1 <$, 1 ? .

risoria, Barbary Turtle-dove, 3 years, 3 ^,4 ? ; in

liberty, numerous young.


Chalcopelia afra, Blue-spotted Dove, 4 years, 1^,1$ .*


Geopelia humeralis, Bar-shouldered Dove, 3 years, 1 <$, 1 ? ; 2 eggs,

1 young.


— striata, Zebra Dove, 3 years, 1 <d\ 1 ? .

placida, Peaceful Dove, 3 years, 1 £, 1 2 .


maugei, Mauge’s Dove, 3 years, 1^,1 $ ; 4 eggs, 2 young.

sqziamosa, Scaly Ground-dove, 3 years, 1 $, 1 ? .

cuneata, Diamond Dove, 3 years, 1 $, 1 ? ; 6 eggs, 2

young.


CEna capensis, Cape Dove, 3 years, 2 ^, 1 $ .


Chamcepelia talpacoti, Talpacoti Ground-dove, 3 years, 1 <$, 1 $ .


— rufipennis, Ruddy-winged Ground-dove, 3 years, 1 <$,

1 ? ; 4 eggs, 1 young.


Scardafella inca, White-throated Scaly Ground-dove, 3 years, 1 <$,

1 ?•


Osmotreron griseicauda, Grey-tailed Fruit-pigeon, 1 year, 2 <^,2 $ .

Alectroenas pulcherrima, Red-crowned Pigeon, 2 years, 2 £,2 ? .

Peristera cinerea, Cinereous Dove, 2 years, 2 , 2 $ .


(To be continued.)



* As it is called “ emerald ” above it is probably not C. afra but C.chalcorpilos.



