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rom the Indian Ring Dove in having a broad yellow ring of bare 

 skin round the eye. 



Burmese name — Gyo Un-hya. 



(No. 1310a. T. xanthocyclus.) 



THE RED TURTLE DOVE 



A small dove which is more or less migratory in its habits, collect- 

 ing in flocks during the cold weather and feeding in dried up paddy 

 fields. It has a shorter tail for its size than tlie other doves and has 

 a pigeon-like flight. The sexes are different. 



Male — Head and neck grey, a simple black collar at the back of 

 the neck ; back and upper plumage a rich chestnut, lower back dark 

 grey; tail broadly tipped with white; under parts greyish. Length g 

 inches. 



Female — Brown above instead of a rich chestnut. They generally 

 breed in trees, placing the nest on a big branch so that it is invisible 

 from below, and can only be found by seeing the bird fly out, and lay 

 two creamy while eggs, 



Burmese name — Qyo-ni-bu. 



(No. 1311. Qinopopelia tranquebarica.) 



THE BAR TAILED CUCKOO DOVE. 



A long tailed dove only found in densely clad hill-jungles. It has 

 a Single deep note which can be heard at a great distance and is well 

 distributed along the hills, and is common both in the Myitkyina and 

 the Touncroo hills. The sexes different. 



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ilfaZe— Forehead, cheeks, chin and throat buff; crown and sides of 

 the head lilac ; lower neck, back and upper plumage black with dark 

 chestnut bars ; central tail feathers black barred with rufous, the 

 others grey and black barred with rufous, under parts grey. 



Female— Like the male, but has under parts buff barred with brown. 

 Length about 16 inches of which 8 constitutes the tail. Lays one or 

 two creamy white eggs on the usual platform of twigs, 



(No. 1312. Macropygia tusalia.) 



LITTLE MALAY CUCKOO-DOVE. 



A small dove which inhabits the hills of Southern Burma. Person- 

 ally 1 have never come across it. 



Male — Forehead and crown pale chestnut, darkening on the sides 

 of the neck into a dull brown, glossed with metallic ^reen and lilac 

 on the lower neck and back ; rest of upper plumage brown, under 

 parts lighter in colour. 



