THE BIRDS OF SOUTH-WEST AND PENINSULAR SIAM. 35 



the form found in Porak, Pioviiicc Wfllesley and furtluT south: 

 while those from Peninsular Siam to the north will probably a^ree 

 with M. assimills, which is always a browner and less rufous biid. 

 Tile species is a skulker, found in tliick underj^rowth, and is 

 extraordinarily fond of the small chillies grown by Malays. In the 

 Federated Malay States it is nearly always abundant in the vicinity 

 of hot springs. 



30- Oenopopelia tranquebarica humilis (Temm.). 



Columba humilis, Temm., PI. Col., 1834, pi. 259 (Bengal and Luzon). 

 Tvrtur humilis, W-.Meu, Trans. Zool. Soc. ix, 1875, p. 211) (type 



locility selected. Luzon); A., p 423 (Pakclian) ; G. ii, 1883, 



p. 294 (Malay Peninsula). 

 Oenopopelia tranquebarica humilis, Stuiirt Baker, Indian Pigeons 



and Doves, 1913, p. 234, pi. 23; L, p. 150 (Koh Lak) ; K., 



p. 84 (Koh Lak). 

 Oenopopelia tranquebarica, G., p. 151 (Ratburi and Petchaburi). 



Pakchan is the southernmost authenticated locality for this 

 species: no credence need be placed on the locality "Malacca", attach- 

 ed to certain specimens. 



Females differ considerably from males in being much less 

 vinous. 



31- Streptopelia chinensis tigrina (Temm. & Knip.). 



Columba tiyrina, Temm. Pig. i, 1808-11, pi. 43 (Batavia). 



Turtar tixjrina, A., p. 442; C. ii, 1883, p. 290; B., p. 79 (Junk 



Seylon); D., p. 77 (Patani) ; E., p. 121 (Patani) ; P., p. 675 



(Tvang); 11., p. 88, 141 (Baudun and Koli Pennan) ; G., p. 151 



(Ratburi and Petchaburi). 

 Turtur tiijrinus minor. Parrot, Abhandl. der K. Bayer. Akad. der 



Wissench. Muncheu, ii, kl. x.xiv, 1907, Bd. 1, p. 275 (Sumatra). 

 Streptoj>elia, suratensis tigrina, Stuart Baker, Indian Pigeons and 



Doves, 1913, p. 210, pi". 21; J., p. 136 (Pulau Lontar) ; K., p. 83 



(Koh Lak); L., p. 90 (Junk Seylon, etc.); M.l, p. 32 (Tung 



Song). 



2 d. Tapli, Pakchan Estuary, Peninsular Siam. 11 March, 

 1919. [Nos. 4535, 6]. 



d, 9. Koh Lak, S. W. Siam. 4-7 April, 1919. [Nos. 5015, 

 5147]. 



I. Gyldenst<>li)e, Kunjfl. 8v. Vet. Akad. Handl. M. Baker, Journ. N. H. Soc. Siam, iii. 1019. 



.'J6, Xo. 2, 1916. (Hi-st parti. 



J. Kohinson. .Tonrn. K. M. S. Mus. vii, 1917. linker, .Tourn. X. H. Soc. Riani, iii, 1919. 



K- Kloss. Iliis. 1918. (se«-ond parf>. 



L« Kobin.sou and Kloss, Journ. X. H. 8<>o. Siam, M. I. Baker, .Journ. X. H. S<k'. Siam. iv. 19-20. 



iii, 1919. (third parH. 



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