Colutnbidae of the Ethiopian Region. ^{)\ 



the middle back and sides of the rump ; greater upper tail- 

 coverts and two centre tail-feathers dusky brown^ broadly 

 tipped with fawn-colour; remainder of the tail as in T. com- 

 munis, only that the white end is partially washed with fawn- 

 colour towards the centre feathers ; wing as in T. communis, 

 only there is a less extent of leaden grey on the coverts, and 

 there is no grey shade on the quills; the sandy brown of the 

 sides of the head and upper throat gradually passes into rich 

 vinous pink, occasionally with a sandy shade on the sides and 

 lower throat; remainder as in T. communis. Total length 

 10'8 inches, culmen 0"7, wing 6, tail 5, tarsus 0"8. 



Hab. N.E. Africa. 



The range of this species is, as yet, very badly defined. It 

 is probably migratory throughout Egypt, where I have found 

 it, hov/ever, breeding as far north as Damietta. It inhabits 

 Nubia and Bogos Land, but I cannot trace its range further 

 south. My description is taken from a specimen collected 

 by myself in Egypt. 



22. TURTUR ERYTHROCEPHALUS. 



Turtur erythrocephalus, G. R. Gray, MS. 1854, in Brit. 

 Mus. ; Reichb. Taub. 1855, p. 69; Bp. Compt. Rend. xl. 



1855, p. 16, xliii. 1856, p. 942 ; Gray, List Brit. Mus. Columb, 



1856, p. 41 ; Bp. Consp. Gen. Av. ii. 1857, p. 60 ; Sclil. Mus. 

 P.-B, iv. 1873, p. 118. 



Intermediate between Turtur isabellinus, Bp., and Turtur 

 lugens, Riipp. Head and throat darker and more vinous 

 than in T. isabellinus, but with a similar black and Avhite 

 partial collar ; back and upper tail-coverts slaty grey, with 

 the feathers of the upper half of the interscapular region 

 broadly edged with vinous fawn-colour ; wings as in T. isa- 

 bellinus, only the fawn-coloured parts are slightly redder and 

 the pale margins to the feathers not quite so wide ; tail- 

 coverts slightly tinted with brown towards their extremities ; 

 tail above, two centre feathers brownish slate-colour, remainder 

 of the tail slate-colour, with a narrow whitish edge, and the 

 feathers fading into greyish white on about half an inch of 

 their ends ; throat and entire chest vinous red, with scarcely 



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