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Turtle Dove. Two more species in other genera—Alsocomus 
puniceus (the Purple Wood Pigeon) and T'urtur ferrago (the 
Indian Turtle Dove)—have but the same slender claims to a 
place in the Ceylon list. 
Of our two common Green Pigeons, Osmotreron pompadora— 
the Pompadour Green Pigeon—and Osmotreron bicincta—the 
Orange-breasted Green Pigeon—the former is peculiar to the 
Island, but is found in numbers throughout the low-country 
forests. A closely related species, O. affinis, is confined to 
the Malabar coast. Osmotreron bicincta is equally common 
throughout our low-country, but is not quite such a forest- 
loving bird. This species ranges through Malabar to Orissa, 
but is almost unknown in the Carnatic. 
Carpophaga «xnea—our fine Imperial Pigeon—found in deep 
forest throughout the low-country, is likewise absent from the 
Carnatic, though it ranges through the Malabar coast region. 
Chalcophaps indica—the beautiful Little Bronze-wing Pigeon— 
has an almost similar distribution in Ceylon and the Indian 
Peninsula. 
Columba intermedia—the Indian Blue Rock Pigeon—is a 
local bird in Ceylon, being chiefly confined to a few islands 
round the coast. It occurs through a large part of India. 
Alsocomus torringtonie—the Ceylon Wood Pigeon—is con- 
fined to the hill forests of Ceylon, and its nearest relative, A. 
elphinstonii, is found only on the Malabar hills. The genus 
does not occur in the Carnatic. 
Leaving out the accidental stragglers mentioned above, we 
have two Turtle Doves in Ceylon: T'urtur suratensis—the Ash 
Dove—which is found throughout India, and T'urtur risorius, 
which is common throughout India in open country, but not 
in forest. It is rare on the Malabar coast, and in Ceylon it is 
confined to the northern coast belt of scrub jungle. 
This distribution of our Pigeons emphasizes to a remarkable 
degree our Malabar and Carnatic connections. Out of eight 
species which have real claims as inhabitants of the Island, 
two are common to the three tracts. Only one other species 
is common to Ceylon and the Carnatic, and in Ceylon it is 
found only in that part of the Island which adjoins the 
Carnatic, while it is rare on the Malabar coast. The other 
