568 BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA. 
shot the species on the Vaal River near Rustenburg. The late 
Mr. Frank Oates procured specimens at Pietermaritzburg and also 
on the journey from Pretoria to Bamangwato. It was seen by 
Mr. Ayres in the Mashoona Country. 
In Damara Land and South-West Africa there is a pale form, con- 
cerning which Captain Shelley writes as follows :—“‘ There is a well- 
marked tropical race, rather constant in its character, first recognized 
by Le Vaillant and afterwards named by Drs. Finsch and Hartlaub, 
T. damarensis. It differs from the typical Cape Town bird, but the 
arrangement of the colours and the proportions are identical. The 
grey of the head fades almost, or occasionally quite, into white on 
the front and sides of the forehead and on the front of the cheeks ; 
the grey shade on the cheeks is rarely present ; the partial grey 
edges to the black collar above and below often pass into white; the 
vinous of the neck and breast is paler, generally almost clear pink 
with no grey shade, but greyer-breasted intermediate forms are not 
uncommon ; the brown of the upper parts is generally paler, but not 
always so. Total length, 19-3 inches; culmen, 0°55; wing, 6:21; 
tail, 4°5; tarsus, 0°8. 
Of this race Mr. Andersson gives the following account :—“ This 
is the most abundant species of Dove in Damara Land and the parts 
adjacent. It cannot be strictly said to be a gregarious species; yet 
numbers are often found in close proximity, both on trees and on 
the ground, and rise in one flock when flushed, producing a great 
noise by the rapid concussion of their wings above their backs. 
They seek on the ground for their food, which consists almost 
exclusively of seeds. They build in small trees, generally at the 
extremity of a bough, constructing a rough nest of a few twigs, with 
no lining of any kind. The eggs are two in number, of a pure white. 
I have observed these Doves building on August 20th, and have 
found their eggs abundantly at the end of December; so that it 
is probable that they produce two broods in the year.” Senor 
Anchieta has also procured this bird in various parts of South-West 
Africa. At Benguela it is called “Bango” by the natives, and at 
Humbe “ Cocolumbua.” 
552. TUurRTUR SENEGALENSIS, D. Senegal Turtle-Dove. 
The present bird is recognized by the “mottled collar on the 
front and sides of the throat, formed by the feathers of these parts 
