Columbidffi of the FAhiopian Region. 303 



ujjper tail-coverts^ and tail slaty brown, washed with grey on 

 the sides of the rump, and shading into slaty black toward 

 the outer tail-feathers, which have very narrow ashy edges ; 

 all but the two centre tail-feathers have narrow ashy ends, 

 about .0"4 inch in width ; under surface of the tail black and 

 ashy white ; wings dark brown, the inner half of the wing- 

 coverts washed towards their edges with paler brown, often 

 partially tinted with rufous ; outer half of the wing-coverts, 

 with the exception of the bastard wing and primary-coverts, 

 washed with slaty grey, some of the inner greater coverts 

 and inner secondaries are broadly edged with rufous, which 

 produces a striking character in this species ; the primaries 

 have narrow pale edges, almost white ; entire underparts 

 slaty grey, with the exception of the chin, centre of the upper 

 throat, and front of the chest, which either fade into vinous 

 buff, or are more or less washed with that colour; under 

 surface of the quills uniform brown ; iris orange ; bill vinous- 

 shaded slate-colour; legs red. Total length 10"9 inches, 

 culmen 07, wing 6"8, tail ^'Q, tarsus 0"9. 



Hab. E. Africa. 



This species ranges from Abyssinia to Mamboio, about 

 7° S. lat., whence I have recently received a specimen from 

 Sir John Kirk. Ruppell's specimens were from the high- 

 lands of Abyssinia. 



My description is taken from a specimen collected for me 

 by Sir John Kirk near Pangaui. A good figure of this 

 species accompanies RiippelPs original description. 



24. TURTUR SEMITORQUATUS. 



Columba seinitorqaata, Riipp. NeueWirb. Vog. 1835, p. 66, 

 pi. 23. fig. 2 (fair), Abyssinia. 



Turtur erythrophrys, Swains. B. W. Afr. ii. 1837, p. 207, 

 pi. 22 (fair) ; Hartl. Oru. W.-Afr. 1857, p. 195, Gambia, 

 Ashantee, Gaboon; Cass. Pr. Philad. Acad. 1859, p. 143, 

 Gaboon ; Gurney, Ibis, 1862, p. 152, Natal ; Monteiro, 

 P. Z. S. 1865, p. 94, Angola; Hartl. P. Z. S. 1867, p. 827, 

 Zanzibar; Chapman, Trav. S. Afr. ii. 1868, App. p. 411; 



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