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  Mr. 
  F. 
  Finn 
  on 
  Birds 
  

  

  *Tkeron 
  delalandii. 
  

  

  General 
  Matliews 
  gave 
  me 
  ten 
  specimens 
  of 
  tliis 
  lovely 
  

   Pigeon, 
  of 
  wliich, 
  owing 
  chiefly 
  to 
  accidents, 
  only 
  one 
  sur- 
  

   vived 
  to 
  reach 
  the 
  Gardens. 
  The 
  cere 
  and 
  feet 
  are 
  of 
  a 
  

   beautiful 
  coral-red, 
  contrasting 
  finely 
  with 
  the 
  plumage, 
  and 
  

   the 
  bill 
  and 
  claws 
  white. 
  These 
  birds 
  Avalk 
  awkwardly, 
  not 
  

   nnlike 
  a 
  Parrot, 
  on 
  the 
  ground, 
  to 
  which 
  they 
  must 
  very 
  

   seldom 
  descend, 
  as 
  there 
  appears 
  to 
  be 
  a 
  native 
  superstition 
  

   that 
  the 
  " 
  Nenge 
  " 
  dies 
  if 
  it 
  touches 
  the 
  ground. 
  They 
  

   jump, 
  however, 
  with 
  considerable 
  ease, 
  covering 
  about 
  a 
  foot 
  

   without 
  flapping 
  the 
  wings. 
  Their 
  note 
  is 
  very 
  peculiar 
  : 
  

   first 
  a 
  series 
  of 
  clicking 
  sounds, 
  then 
  a 
  modulated 
  whistle, 
  

   ending 
  with 
  a 
  croak 
  or 
  two. 
  I 
  fed 
  them 
  at 
  first 
  chiefly 
  on 
  

   bananas, 
  but 
  afterwards 
  on 
  boiled 
  potatoes, 
  and 
  the 
  survivor 
  

   also 
  had 
  a 
  good 
  deal 
  of 
  soaked 
  biscuit 
  and 
  boiled 
  rice, 
  together 
  

   with 
  various 
  fruits, 
  on 
  the 
  voyage. 
  It 
  seemed 
  very 
  sensitive 
  

   to 
  cold. 
  

  

  ■'^TURTUR 
  SEMITORQUATUS. 
  

  

  I 
  did 
  not 
  see 
  this 
  bird 
  wmRI 
  in 
  Zanzibar, 
  but 
  it 
  is 
  common 
  

   on 
  the 
  mainland 
  opposite 
  Mombasa, 
  together 
  with 
  the 
  next 
  

   species, 
  and 
  both 
  are 
  used 
  for 
  food. 
  General 
  Mathews 
  gave 
  

   me 
  a 
  large 
  number 
  of 
  these 
  fine 
  Doves, 
  some 
  of 
  which 
  I 
  hope 
  

   to 
  be 
  able 
  to 
  acclimatize 
  in 
  St. 
  James's 
  Park. 
  Two 
  eggs 
  

   were 
  laid 
  by 
  my 
  specimens 
  in 
  Zanzibar. 
  The 
  native 
  name 
  

   is 
  ''Hua." 
  

  

  ■^ 
  TuRTUR 
  DAMARENSIS. 
  

  

  I 
  saw 
  this 
  bird 
  in 
  captivity 
  in 
  Zanzibar, 
  where 
  it 
  is 
  a 
  

   most 
  popular 
  pet 
  with 
  the 
  native 
  Svvahilis. 
  Near 
  Mombasa 
  

   I 
  also 
  saw 
  it 
  wild. 
  Mombasa 
  specimens 
  usually 
  want 
  

   altogether 
  or 
  barely 
  show 
  the 
  conspicuous 
  black 
  line 
  from 
  

   the 
  bill 
  to 
  the 
  eye 
  found 
  in 
  Zanzibar 
  specimens. 
  Owing 
  

   to 
  the 
  kindness 
  of 
  General 
  Mathews, 
  Mr. 
  F. 
  Pordage, 
  and 
  

   other 
  donors. 
  I 
  have 
  been 
  able 
  to 
  bring 
  a 
  series 
  containing: 
  

   both 
  forms 
  tu 
  the 
  Gardens. 
  This 
  bird 
  seems 
  much 
  more 
  

   active 
  than 
  its 
  near 
  ally, 
  T. 
  risorius, 
  and 
  has 
  a 
  peculiarly 
  harsh 
  

   grating 
  croak, 
  rather 
  than 
  a 
  coo. 
  The 
  legs 
  of 
  some 
  Zanzibar 
  

   birds 
  are 
  black 
  or 
  extremely 
  dark 
  red. 
  The 
  natives 
  call 
  it 
  

   " 
  TaUrar 
  

  

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