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September 25, and October 9, 1832. 



William Yarrell, and Josepli Cox Cox, Esqrs., in the Chair. 



Colonel Sykes resumed the exhibition of the collection of Birds 

 formed by him in Dukhun. On previous evenings he had brought 

 under the notice of the Committee the liaptores and Insessores 

 (page 77) ; and on the present he submitted the remaining orders in 

 the series adopted in the following 



Catalogue of Birds (systematically arranged) of the llasorial, Gral- 

 latorial, and Natatorial Orders, observed in the Dukhun I)y Lieut. 

 Colonel W. H, Sykes, Bombay Army, F.L.S., F.Z.S., &c.&c. 



Okdeu III. RASORES, ///. 

 Fam. Columbid(E, Leach. — Genus PiiUnopiis, Swains. 



138. Ptilinopus Elphinstonii. Ptil. sitprd fusco-brunneus ; cor- 



pore infra, capite, colloque cinereis ; cervice nigra, pluniis ad 

 apices guttd albd notntis ; interscapuliorubineo ; coUo pectoreque 

 smaragdino, uropygio cinereo, niteniibus ; remigum 2dce, Slice, 

 4tce et 5 tee pogoniis externis excavatis. 

 hides ochraceo-flavse. Longitudo corpo;is 10,^ unc, cauda 



This very fine bird, forming a link between the Pigeons proper and 

 f-'inago, has quite the figure and air of Ptilinopus porphyreus, 

 figured in Stephens, vol. 14. {Cohtmba purphyrea, Reinw.,Temm., 

 PI. Col. 106.), but is much larger : it is a rare bird in Dukhun, 

 and met with only in the dense woods of the Ghauts. Not gre- 

 garious. Stony fruit found in the stomach. Sexes alike. Flight 

 very rapid. The lateral skin of the toes is very much deve- 

 loped. 



Genus Colinnba, Auct. Pigeon. 



139. CoLUMBA Mkk.na. Col. copite, collo, interscapulio, gastrcEoque 



saturate vinaceis, ventre dilutiore ; crisso, caudceque tegminibus 

 iuferioribus apiceque albis ; tergo uropygioqiie ardosiaceis ; 

 tegminibus caudce siiperioribus ad apices vinaceis; scapularibus 

 alarumque tegminibus nigris, castaneo lati marginatis ; remigi- 

 bus cauddque fusco'brunneis, illis castaneo inarginatis ; tegmi- 

 nibus alarum inferioribus cinereis ; collo utrinque nigro macu- 

 lato, plumis cccrulescenii-albido ad apices marginatis. 

 Foem. Crisso diluti vinaceo ; tegminibus caiidce inferioribus pallide 

 cinereis ; rectricibus 4 intermediis albo hand terminatis. 

 Irides aurantiacse. Rostrum pedesque flavescentcs. Longitudo 



corporis 8 unc, caudce 5^-V• 

 Brown and Chestnut Dove. Hhulgah of the Mahrattas. 

 This species might be mistaken for the European Col. Turtur, but 

 on comparison is found to differ in the whole head, neck, shoul- 

 [No.XXllI.] ZooL. See. Pbockkdings of theComm.of Scienck. 



