Key to the Species. 
A. A patch of black feathers tipped with white or grey on 
either side of the neck but divided down the nape tas S. turtur. 
B. A collar of black feathers each ending in a double white 
spot rownd back of neck 53 ae eos 5 ... S. suratensis. 
C. A collar of black feathers with rufous eee round divi of 
neck ine ose anc : Ls : S. cambayensis. 
D. A collar of plain black feathers round back of neck ... ae S. risoria. 
STREPTOPELIA TURTUR. 
Key to the Subspecies. 
A. Tips to feathers of neck-patch white : 
a. Darker and duller and with more vinous on the under- 
PALUS hse. wes ae) Spt. turban 
6. Paler and brighter Gnd “i the ‘abdomen more exten- 
sively white... : a oe ts . S. t. arenicola. 
B. Tips to feather of neck-patch grey : 
c. Vent, flanks, and under tail-coverts dark grey ...  &. ¢. meena. 
d. Vent, flanks, and under tail-coverts pale grey . .. 8. t. orientalis. 
e. Vent and flanks nen zal grey 8 and under tail- coverts 
white ... : ... SS. t. ferrago. 
