150 Mr. W. Jesse on the 



friend, I was astonished to see some hundreds of these 

 birds dash out from the branches. We sat down to our meal, 

 one on either side of the trunk, and for twenty minutes at 

 least they kept returning in small parties. My friend took 

 them as they came and I as they went, and we got upwards 

 of twenty during tiffin. 



No. 1305. Turtur ferrago. Indian Turtle-Dove. 

 Pahari Pirki, Fachtaw, Gugu [H.]. 



A common winter visitor, but apparently somewhat locally 

 distributed. 



No. 1307. Turtur suratensis. Spotted Dove. 



Citroka Fachtaw, Pirki, Gugu [H.]. 



This is our commonest Dove, and nests at least from 

 February to August, not only in trees and bushes, but in 

 verandahs, on beams and chics, and, as I have been told, 

 even on the ground. 



Average of 15 Lucknow eggs 1 , 05" x *82" 



Measurement of largest egg 1*10" X "85" 



„ smallest egg TOO" x "75" 



Reid wrote : — " These Doves hate the Common Tree-Pie 

 [Dendrocitta rufa] because it doubtless robs their nests, 

 and on two or three occasions I have seen a couple of them 

 succeed in driving it out of a mango tope." 



No. 1309. Turtur cambayensis. Little Brown Dove. 

 Chota Pirki, Fachtaw, Gugu [H.]. Small-caste Dove 

 [Anglo-Indian boys]. 



A common and permanent resident, but rather more 

 numerous in some parts of the station than in others. The 

 chief months for breeding are March, April, and May. The 

 eggs and nest are precisely like those of T. suratensis, but 

 a trifle smaller. 



Average of 12 Lucknow eggs 1-00" X "85" 



Measurement of largest egg l"10"x "88" 



,, smallest eg-^ O90" x '77" 



"BD 



No. 1310. Turtur risorius. Indian Ring-Dove. 

 Dor Fachtaw, Pirki, Gugu [H.]. Lar^e-caste Dove 

 [Anglo-Indian boys]. 



