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confined to the sides of the neck. The tail-feathers have rather 
narrower white ends, and the under tail-coverts are pale grey, while 
the lower breast is vinous, fading into white on the vent. 
All that is known of the present species is, that the type specimen 
exists in the British Museum, and is said to have been sent from the 
Cape of Good Hope by Mr. F. Campbell, who gave many specimens 
of South African birds to that Institution. It is nevertheless some- 
what peculiar that no second specimen has ever been procured. 
549. Turrus srmirorquatus, Riipp. Red-eyed Turtle-Dove. 
Turtur vinaceus, Layard, B. 8. Afr. p. 359. 
This Dove belongs to the section of the genus Turtur, which has 
the collar not confined to the sides of the neck, and the wings not 
mottled with dark centres to any of the feathers. It has a well 
marked black collar round the back and sides of the neck, but has 
no black feathers in front of the eye. The entire abdomen and 
under tail-coverts are deep leaden grey, the chest being of a deeper 
vinous shade. Great confusion has existed as regards the number 
of Turtle-Doves inhabiting South Africa, but we have followed 
Captain Shelley in his identifications, and we trust that hereafter the 
various species will be found more easy to determine. The present 
bird is found in some abundance at Twenty-four Rivers. We also 
shot it at Van Stadens’ River Bush, and saw it near Grahamstown, 
but it is certainly a rarer species than T. capicola. Mr. Rickard 
states that it is common at Hast London, and probably occurs at 
Port Elizabeth. Captain Trevelyan tells us that it is rather scarce 
near Kingwilliamstown. A specimen was obtained by Mr. Jameson’s 
expedition on the Umvuli River on the 8th of October, and Mr. Ayres 
gives the following note on the bird: “ Iris bright orange-red ; bill 
black ; tarsi and feet dark rose-red.” 
Mr. Andersson says, that it is not found either in Damara or Great 
Namaqua Lands, nor does he remember to have met with it on the 
Okavango, but he received specimens from Lake N’gami. According 
to Mr. Gurney, a specimen from the Cunene River was in Mr, 
Andersson’s last collection, and Senor Anchieta has forwarded 
examples from Humbe (native name, Filajila) as well as at Caconda 
and other localities im Benguela and Angola. This species has a 
wide range over other parts of the African continent. : 
Fig. Riipp. Neue Wirb. Vog. pl. xxii. fig. 2. 
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