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BIRDS COLLECTED DURING FIVE YEARS' RESIDENCE 

 IN THE HYLAKANDY DISTRICT, CACHAR. 



Part V. 

 By C. M. Inglis. 



{Continued from page 204 of this Volume.) 



Order Columboe. 

 Family Colurnbidce. 

 Subfamily Palumbince. 

 Genus Alsocomus. 

 Hume, No. 782. Alsocomus puniceus (Tick.). — The Purple Wood 

 Pigeon. 

 This bird is exceedingly rare here. It frequents wooded land. 

 Subfamily Turturince. 

 Genus Turtur. 



Hume, No. 793. Turtur meena (Sykes). — Sykes' Turtle Dove. 

 This dove is common here ; when the paddy is ripe large numbers are 

 to be seen. They are very shy and rather fast on the wing. 



Hume, No. 795. Turtur suratensis (Gmn.). — The Spotted 



Native Dove. 



Name — 



Parkee or TIu S is by far the commonest dove we have here. 



Hume, No. 796. Turtur risorius (Linn.). — The Indian Ring 

 Dove. 



This bird is very rare here, only a few being seen during some cold 

 weathers. 



Hume, No. 797. Turtur trankuebaricus. — The Ruddy Ring 

 Dove. 



This bird is also rare, but not so much so as the former. It frequents 

 thin bamboo jungle near the cultivation. 



Subfamily Macropygiince. 

 Genus Macropygia. 



Hume, No. 791. Macropygia tusalia (Hodgs.).— The Bar-tailed 

 Cuckoo Dove. 



Exceedingly rare. I have no authentic record from the district, but 

 one of my men " saw " a dove, whose description tallied with the above 

 species. 



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