376 Capt. Beavan on various Indian Birds. 



795. TuRTUR suRATENsis. Spotted Dove. 



Abundantly distributed throughout Bengal, and common in 

 the Maunbhoom district, where it is called " Teha ghughoo " 

 by the natives. It is found also throughout the country up to 

 Umballah, and was noticed by me on several occasions frequent- 

 ing the low valleys of the Himalayas, both at Darjeeling in 

 1862, and Simla in 1866. Of the Burmese species, Turtur 

 tigrinuSy Temm."^, I find a record of a fine specimen procured by 

 me at Moulmein, on Sept. 7, 1865. Length 12, wing 5*625, 

 tail 5, tarsus "812, bill, from front, '6875. Irides vinaceous- 

 white, inclining to pink. 



796. Turtur risorius. Common Ring-Dove. 



Quite as commonly distributed as the preceding species all 

 over India, where it affords great sport for " griffs." to practise 

 their shooting upon ; and its flesh is not at all bad eating when 

 one is hard up for food in camp, where " dove-pie " is a standing 

 dish. In Maunbhoom the natives call it the "Dholee ghughoo." 

 It breeds in this district, and its eggs are very frequently dis- 

 covered both by men and birds of prey ; in fact, when natives first 

 begin to find out that a collector will pay for eggs brought in, 

 they invariably bring in heaps of those of this species as being 

 the most easily procured. A specimen killed in Maunbhoom 

 on 5th March measured in length 12, wing 6*5, tail 5'5. Irides 

 blood-red. 



797. Turtur humilis. Red Turtle-Dove. 



This is the rarest Dove in India, although found abundantly 

 at certain seasons in certain spots. It is apparently a more 

 migratory species than any of the others. I have observed it 

 both in the Maunbhoom district and at Umballah, where it is 

 decidedly rare. 



798. Chalcophaps indica. Bronze-winged Dove. 



I procured this handsome bird first of all at Darjeeling in 

 1862, then at Barrackpore in 1864, and in the Andaman Islands 

 in 1865 (c/. Ibis, 1867, p. 332). At Barrackpore I found it 

 frequenting the densest bamboo thickets, generally feeding in 

 their shade, and flying into them when disturbed. Near Dar- 

 [* Cf. Ibis, 18(37, p. 150.— Ed.] 



