3G Mr. W. L. Sclater on Birds collecled 



The followiug are the named subspecies of C. clialco- 

 spi/os : — 



C. c. chalcospilos Wagler. Senegal. 



C. c. ericwgeri Reichw. Angola. 



C. c. volhmanni Reichw. Damaraland, 



C. c. cajfra Reichw. South Africa. 



C. c. accwihina Oberholser. Kilimanjaro. 



(J. c. somaiica Erlanger. South Somaliland. 



So far as I am aware, only the green-spotted form was 

 hitherto known from South Africa. There is an example 

 of the Blue-spotted Dove in the British Museum from the 

 Zambesi, obtained by Meller, which agrees very well with 

 Grant's single skin from Tambarara. Anyhow, the Blue- 

 spotted Dove may be considered an addition to the fauna of 

 South Africa. 



[" Umgwambasane " of the Zulus. 



The Emerald-s])otted Wood-Dove is commonly found in 

 all timbered country, and is generally seen feeding on the 

 ground amongst dead leaves or other rubbish. It is usually 

 in pairs, although single specimens are often seen. It 

 perhaps more commonly frequents the bush on the banks of 

 rivers. The call is somewhat similar to that of T. tyinpa7iistria, 

 but a difference in tone can be noted by one well acquainted 

 with both species. 



The soft parts of an adult are : — Irides hazel ; bill dark 

 red, tip yellow; legs and toes dull crimson.] 



C42. IIaplopelia larvata. 



CC. Table Mt. slopes, Jan. (1); Knysna, Jan. (3); 

 Z. Sibudeni, Nov., Dec, Jan. (8) ; Ngoye Hills, Sept., Oct. 

 (2) ; Tv. Zuurbron, Apl., May (3) ; Woodbush, Nov. (2). 



['' Goo-Goo " at the Cape. '^ Blad-duifje" (Leaf-Dove) 

 of the Dutch. 



This is essentially a Dove of the woods and forests, and I 

 have found it in the forest on the slopes of Table Mountain, 

 in the Knysna, at Sibudeni and the Ngoye Hills 

 (Zululand), Zuurbron, Wakkerstroora district, and the 

 Woodbush Hillsj but it was not met with in Portuguese 



