74 FIRST LIST OF THE BIRDS OF THE SOUTH KONKAN. 



775.— Osmotreron malabarica, Jerd. 



j Savant Yadi. 

 Rare. In days gone by I have shot them also near Chiplun, 

 but did not preserve any specimens. I have not found them 

 near the coast. 



786.— Palumbus elphinstonii, Syhes. 



| Durga Vadi. 



A single specimen procured. Is not, I believe, uncommon 

 in. the Ghat forests throughout the range. 



788.— Columba intermedia, Strickl 



Vengorla Rocks. | Chiplun. | 



Not at all common, the ordinary Konkan fare of coarse hill 

 arains being too meagre for its voracious appetite. A large 

 colony inhabits one of the Burnt Islands or Vengorla rocks, 

 and a few are found about the island fort of Suvamdurg, and 

 about the large inland towns, living in the temples. Here 

 and there, along the Ghat range, a few are abo found about the 

 rocky scarps. 



There is a story, which I give for what it is worth, that the 

 Veno-orla rock Pigeons lay up during the fair season a regular 

 granary for monsoon consumption. The very strong south- 

 westerly winds, which prevail from June to September, make 

 it very difficult for the Pigeons to return to the rocks after a 

 trip to the mainland for food. It is said also that every year, 

 at the end of May, the native boatmen plunder the Pigeons' 

 o-odowns and carry off several maunds of grain. But I have 

 never yet been able to verify the story. 



793.— Turtur meena, Syles. 



| | Gotne. 



This species is common at Mahableshwar in the cold weather, 

 and I presume extends throughout the range. It can, however, 

 scarcely be called a Konkan species, as it does not appear to 

 descend the western slopes. Our only specimen was got at 

 Gotne, the only piece of land in the Ratuagiri district which 

 lies east of the Sahyadri watershed. 



794.— Turtur senegalensis, Linn. 



Savant Vadi. Gotne. 



Very rarely found below the Ghats, though very common 

 in the Deccan, Has only been obtained as yet at the places 

 specified. 



