464 A TENTATIVE LIST OF THE BIRDS 
781.—Carpophaga insignis, Hodgs.? cuprea, Jerd. 
Rare. I only met with this Pigeon when I saw three toge- 
ther, one of which I shot. This was in May. I was assured by 
the natives that they leave this part of the district as soon as 
the S. W. monsoon commenced. 
788.—Columba intermedia, Sérickl. 
Very plentiful. Some two miles away from my bungalow 
there are some high rocks where these Pigeons breed, 
and during the months of December and January two pairs 
joined my domestic pigeons and bred in the boxes hanging 
against the wall. r 
795.—Turtur suratensis, Gm. 
Very common. Eggs taken on the 20th November and 
8rd January. Captain Marshall does not mention these months 
in his “ Birds Nesting in India.” 
796.—-Turtur risorius, Lin. 
Very plentiful ; eggs taken on the 25th November. This 
month also not recorded by Captain Marshall. 
798.—Chalcophaps indica, Lin. 
Common. Eggs taken on the 10th of January, and one young 
one brought to meon the 15th of February. Here again 
January and early part of February are not recorded. 
803.—Pavo cristatus, Lin. 
At onetime I am informed they were very plentiful, but 
now scarce. Nearly every native carries a gun and conse- 
quently they are shot all the year round. 
813.—Gallus sonnerati, Zem. 
Common. In April, 1882, I came across four eggs, which I 
discovered afterwards by comparison to be eggs of the Grey 
Jungle Fowl ; they were lying on the edge of a swamp, half 
embedded in mud ; they must have been there for some length 
of time for the eggs were stained, the part exposed being of a 
much lighter shade. 
814.—Galloperdix spadiceus, Gin. 
Common, Eggs taken in April. 
