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*58. Geopelia mangel (Temm.). 



A good series from Sumba. c?. "Eyes pale canary-yellow; feet purple- 

 brown in front, slaty bluish behind ; skin round eye orange-yellow ; beak slaty 

 blue." 



Specimens from Suinba are like those from Sambawa. In some of them the 

 black bars below reach farther down, nearly the whole abdomen being covered with 

 them, but others are exactly like Sambawa skins. 



*59. Chalcophaps indica (L.). 

 Common in the plains. 



*60. Tringoides hypoleucus (L.). 

 One female. 



*61. Aeglalites dubia (Scop.). 

 One female. 



*62. Dendrocygna arcuata (Horsf.). 

 $. " Beak all black ; feet dull slaty grey ; eyes deep brown." 



63. Nettion gibberifrons S. Mall. 



$. " Iris rich maroon-brown ; beak pure slate-blue ; maxilla with two terminal 

 black spots, a lateral black streak at the angle ; mandible with terminal third flesh- 

 colour ; feet dull grey." 



