ROUGH LIST OF THE BIRDS OF WESTERN KHANDESH. 315 
788.—Columba intermedia, Strickil. The Indian 
Blue Rock Pigeon. 
Permanent resident. Common all over the plains though 
not in the large numbers I have seen in parts of the Deccan; 
found also on the rocky cliffs in the Satpuras. 
792.—Turtur pulchratus,* Hodgs. The Indian 
Turtle Dove. 
Found by me during the cold and hot weather in moderate 
numbers, through the Akrani and Satpuras. I am inclined 
to think that this bird isa permanent resident. It certainly 
is found from December to the end of April, during which 
months only I have been in the Satpuras. I found one nest 
which I believe belonged to this species in the Satpuras in 
March. The nest wasa mere platform of sticks, some 30 feet 
up a tree, and contained two fresh eggs. Unluckily I missed 
the bird as it flew off, and the light was so bad I could not 
absolutely be certain what bird it was. 
794.—Turtur senegalensis,* Zin. The Little Brown 
Dove. 
Permanent resident. Common all over the plains, but hardly 
entering the Satpuras. It breeds at all seasons. IJ have found 
three eggs in the nest of this bird. 
795.—Turtur suratensis,* Gm. The Spotted Dove. 
Permanent resident. This is the Common Dove of the Sat- 
puras, breeding abundantly in the hot weather there. J have 
noticed it all over the northern part of the district, and of 
course in Pimpalnir in the cold weather; and it visits Dhulia 
in the rains. 
796.—Turtur risorius, Lin. The Common Ring 
Dove. 
Permanent resident. Common all over the district. It 
breeds commonly at all seasons everywhere I have been both 
in the plains and in the Satpuras. 
797.—Turtur tranquebaricus,* Herm, The Ruddy 
Ring Dove. 
Permanent resident; very local. Breeds in the rains on 
babool trees adjoining tanks. 
