36 MESSRS. ROBINSON AND KLOSS ON 



"Iris orange; bill greyish black; feet maroon". 

 Total lencrth d, 306, 318, 317; 5, 305; wing 6, 140, 141, 

 145; 9, 146; tail d, 148, 152, 147; 2, 150 (worn); tarsus c^, 26, 

 25, 25; 2, 25; bill from gape d, 22.5, 20; 9, 22 mm. 



Extraordinarily common over the whole area in family parties 

 or small Hocks, keeping to open country. 



The very large series that we have examined does not bear 

 out Parrot's contention that the mainland birds are smaller than 

 tliose from Java, though topotypes of his race from Deli are under 

 140 mm. in the wing. 



32. Geopelia striata striata (Linn.). 



Columba striata, Linn., Sys^. Nat. i, 1766, p. 282 (Enst Indies) . 



Geojiel la striata, A., X). 4:23 ; C. n, 1883, p. 298; B., p. 79 (Jmik 

 Seylon) ; E., p. 121 (Patani); Stuart Baker, Indian Pigeons and 

 Doves, 1913, p. 253, pi. 26 ; H., p. 137 (Pulau Lontar) ; L , p. 90 

 (Ghirbi); Williamson, Jomn. Nat Hist. Soc. Slam, ii, 1916, p. 72. 



Geoj)elia striata striata, M.l, p. 32 (Tung Song). 



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

 1919. [Nos. 4533-8]. 



"Iris whitish, orbits silvery verditer ; cere silvery blue ; bill 

 pale horn; feet dark maroon". 



Total length 230, 228; wing 98, 94; tail 108, 105; tarsus 21^ 

 20; bill from gape 16, 17 mm. 



Very common in open spaces with the preceding, possibly 

 becoming scarcer further north. 



33. Chalcophaps indica indica (Linn.). 



Cohtmba indica, Linn., Syst. Nat. i, 1766, p. 284 (Ea.st Indie.-^). 



Chalcojihaps indica. A., p. 424; C. ii, 1883, p. 297; D., p. 77 

 (Patini); E., p. 122 (Patani); F., p. 675 (Trang) ; H., p. 88 

 (Bandon); id. op. cit. vii, 1917, p. 137 (Terutau) ; G., p. 151 

 (Ratburi und Petchaburi) ; Stuart Baker, Indian Pigeons and 

 Doves, 1913, p. 121 pi. 1 1 ; L,, p. 90 (Ghirbi, Puket Islands). 



Chalcophafs indica indica, M.l, p. 32 (Tung Song and Patiyu). 



A. Hume \- pavison, htray Feathers, vi, 1878. E. (). Giant, Fasciculi Malayenses, iii (Birds), 1905' 



r" ,',''''■■„.*';'"''"."* •''■'' ^"'*''' ^"li'nKii, Wm. F. H„l,inson and Kloss, Ibis, 1910-11. 



D » ?\ ■;.^i'^''■■ Ji""'"''l'- Vols, i i: ii. 1883. G. (iairdner, Journ. N. H. Soc. Siam, i, 1915. 



"• iiouhote, l.Z. S. 1901, Vol. i. H. l{«binson, Journ. F. M, S. Museums, v, 191^. 



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