NOVELTIES. 519 



Turtur Stoliczkae, Sp. Nov. 



Closely allied to T. risorius, but much larger. Wing, 7'35 ; tail, 6'2 

 (against wing, 6"5, and tail, 5 in risorius) ; nuchal collar much broader, 

 and more conspicuously margined above and below with white ; lateral 

 tail feathers, much more broadly tipped with white, external pair for 

 2 4 (against 17 in risorius) ; secondaries and their coverts a pale 

 pearl grey. 



The Kashgar Ring Dove is certainly distinct from the Indian 

 risorius, and equally so from lugeus s Riipp., semiforquatus, Riipp., 

 albiventris, Gr., vinacea, Gm., bitorquata, Tern., and erythro- 

 phrys, Reich., which latter Mr. Gray, as it seems to me, wrongly 

 unites with risorius. 



It is just possible that this may be the true tureicus, Swenkf., 

 of which I can find no description, which, like erythrophrys, 

 Mr. Gray unites with risorius. 



In the diagnosis I have noted some of the more important 

 particulars in which this supposed new species differs from 

 onsorius. I may add that from erythrophrys, to Avhich in its 

 large size, broad black nuchal collar, and some other points it 

 approximates, it may be at once distinguished by its white 

 wing lining only faintly shaded with pearl grey, and its vent 

 and lower tail-coverts of a pale French grey. 



The following are the dimensions of a male of the present 

 species taken from the dry skin : — 



Length, 14 nearly ; wing, 7*35 ; tail, from vent, 6'2; tarsus, 

 0*95; the bill appears to have been black ; the legs and feet 

 bright red. 



The entire head, neck all round, and breast, pale pure vinace- 

 ous, albescent on the chin and upper throat ; abdomen paler 

 and tinged with pearl grey ; vent and lower tail-coverts very 

 pale French grey ; wing lining white, faintly tinged with pearl 

 grey ; on the crown there is the faintest possible brown tinge ; 

 there is a black nuchal collar, fully double the width of that iu 

 risorius, margined distinctly both above and below with white ; 

 the vinaceous of the sides of the neck extends in a broad band 

 on either side behind the nuchal collar, and is only faintly 

 tinged with brown towards the middle ; mantle and tertiaries 

 dull, rather pale, earthy brown ; rump and upper tail-coverts 

 and central tail feathers very pale pearl grey, more or less 

 tinged and suffused with pale earthy brown. These parts are 

 decidedly paler, while the mantle is slightly darker than in 

 risorius ; shoulder of the wing, winglet, secondary coverts, and 



