COLLARED TURTLE. 173 



Besides the wild turtle known to us as a regular 

 summer visitant in the southern districts of England, 

 the Columba maculicollis and the Columba aurita 

 of Temminck, and several others belong to the group, 

 of which the present species may be considered a 

 type. 



Our next Plate represents a beautiful species, 

 which we shall call the 



