420 A TENTATIVE CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF 



792.— Turtur pulchratus, Hodgs. The Indian Tur- 

 tle Dove. 



Recorded by Mr. Fairbank as t{ common all along the Sahya- 

 dris, especially on the western slopes, but rare in the Nagar 

 district/' I observed it also in Belgaum and the neighbouring 

 villages, where it is common at the end of the cold weather. 

 Mr. Vidal does not mention it from Ratnagiri, nor is it includ- 

 ed in Messrs. Wenden and Davidson's list of Deccan species. 

 Dr. Scully in his paper on the Ornithology of Nepal tries to 

 prove that this and T. meena belong to the same species, and 

 proposes lumping them under the name of orient alls, however 

 Mr. Hume disagrees with him in toto, in which I think he is 

 right. 



793. — Turtur meena, Sykes. The Kufous Turtle 

 Dove. 



Probably only a cold weather visitant. Common all along 

 the crest of the Sahyadri range, according to Mr. Vidal, and 

 at Mahableshwar. In Ratnagiri it has only been met with 

 hitherto at Gotna in Sangameshwar. Mr. Davidson also 

 mentions it as common in Satara and on the surrounding hills, 

 and Mr. Elliot records it from Dharwar. It is distinguishable 

 at once from the last species by the under tail-coverts which 

 are slatey grey, whereas in pulchratus they are pure white or 

 nearly so. 



794.— Turtur senegalensis, Lin. The Little Brown 

 Dove. 



Permanent resident. Common, as a rule, throughout the 

 plains portion of the region ; but only occurs as a straggler in 

 Ratnagiri, and it is not very common about Belgaum. Mr. 

 Crawford got it at Savantvadi, but it does not belong to the 

 Ghat region. 



795.— Turtur suratensis, Gm. The Spotted Dove. 



Permanent resident on the hills. Common all along the 

 Sahyadri range and in the adjoining forests, also in Ratnagiri. 

 Mr. Davidson remarks, '* common in Sholapur during the rains.-" 

 It belongs to the hills and well-wooded portions of the region. 

 I have not observed it in Belgaum, but in the surrounding 

 jungles it is plentiful. 



796. —Turtur risorius, Lin. The Common Eing- 

 Dove. 



Permanent resident in the plains. Common, as a rule, through- 

 out the region, but scarce in some localities in the south- 



