262 Mr. D. A. Bannerraan on a Collection of 



Total length in the flesh 8j inches ; expanse of wings 



12 inches. 



[I found this species extremely plentiful along the Kru 

 coast.— W. P. L.] 



TURTUR SEMITORQUATUS (Riipp.). 



Turtur semitorqiiatus Reich, i. p. 409. 



a. S . Sekondi. 23rd Dec, 1910. (No. 182.) 



b.S- Nauna Kru. 5th Jan., 1911. (No. 238.) 



(?. ? . Settra Kru. IGth Jan., 1911. (No. 380.) 



Iris red ; hare skin round eye red ; hill hlack, hase 



reddish ; feet red. 



Total length in the flesh 13 inches ; expanse of wings 



20 inclies. 



The stomach contained hard hlack seeds. 



This common species "vvas omitted from Mr. Chubh's List 



of Liberian Birds. 



Tympanistria TYMPANiSTRiA (Tcmm.). 

 Tynqmnistria tympanistria Reich, i. p. 424. 



a. S ■ Sekondi. 27th Dec, 1910. (No. 177.) 



b. (^ . Nanna Kru. 17th Jan., 1911. (No. 368.) 



c. ? . Sierra Leone. 3rd Feb., 1911. (No. 411.) 

 Iris hrow^n ; bill blackish red ; feet red. 



Total length in the flesh 8| inches; expanse of wings 



13 inclies. 



[This Dove is much less plentiful than Chalcopelia afra. 

 It prefers very thick cover. — W. P. L.,] 



ViNAGO cALVA (Tcmm.). 



Vinago calva Reich, i. p. 394. 



a. ? Sekondi. 21th Dec, 1910. (No. 183.) 



h. ? . Settra Kru. 14th Jan., 1911. (No. 362.) 



c. ? . Axim. 16th Feb., 1911. (No. 479.) 



Iris blue, outer ring red ; bill bluish green, red at the tip ; 



feet yellow. 



Total length in the flesh 10^ inches; expanse of wings 



19 inches. 



