54 MANUAL OP PHILIPPINE BIRDS. 



This species is rather abundant in Calayan ; in habits it does not differ 

 from Macropygia tcnuirostris. The species is rare in Batan, Batanes, 

 where a nest containing one egg was taken, June 12. The egg is pure 

 white and measures 37 by 27. 



Family PERISTERIDJE. 



Tarsus slender and unfeathered; bill slender and weak, gape small, 

 nostril covering swollen ; tail slightly graduated ; colors plain or brilliant ; 



size moderate. 



Subfamilies. 



a 1 . Plumage mostly brown, gray, and vinous ; very little if any metallic color. 

 6 1 . First primary not greatly attenuated ; no narrow cross-bars on neck and back ; 



tail square or slightly graduated Tnrtnrinae (p. 54), 



ft 2 . First primary abruptly attenuated ; neck and back barred with narrow lines ; 

 tail graduated, longest rectrix exceeding shortest by more than twice the 



tarsus Geopelinae (p. 57) 



a 2 . Plumage largely metallic green or purple. 



6 1 . Feathers of hind neck not elongated ; tail not white. 



c 1 . A gray band across rump and another across back; breast uniform. 



Phabinae (p. 58) 



c 3 . No band across back nor rump; a large smear of orange or blood-red on 

 middle of breast Geotrygoninae (p. 60) 



6 2 . Feathers of neck long, narrow, and soft; tail pure white Calcenadinae (p. 64) 



Subfamily TURTURIN^E. 

 Genera. 



a 1 . Feathers of neck normal, not bifurcated ; wing-coverts without shaft-stripes. 

 ft 1 . Larger, length, 300 mm. or more; outermost rectrices with narrow white tips. 



Streptopelia (p. 54) 

 ft 2 . Smaller, length, 240 mm. or less ; outermost rectrices with wide white ends. 



(Enopopelia (p. 56) 



a 2 . Feathers of neck bifurcated; wing-coverts with dark shaft-stripes; edge of wing 

 pale pearl-gray Spilopelia (p. 56) 



Genus STREPTOPELIA Bonaparte, 1854. 



This genus is characterized by having a long, nearly square tail, but 

 the outermost rectrix on each side is about 10 mm. shorter than the next 

 feather. 



46. STREPTOPELIA DUSSUMIERI (Temminck). 

 DITSSUMIER'S TURTLE DOVE. 



Columba dussumieri TEMMINCK, PI. Col. (1823), 188. 

 Turtur dussumieri SALVADORI, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. (1893), 21, 423. 

 Streptopelia dussumieri SHAEPE, Hand-List (1899), 1, 79; GATES, Ca^. 

 Birds' Eggs (1901), 1, 96; MCGREGOR and WORCESTER, Hand-List 

 (1906), 13. 



Bd-to ba-t6 de col-lar. Manila; pa-gao, Calayan; tuc-m6, Ticao, Bohol, Caga- 

 yancillo. 



