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under a sieve-trap set near a manure heap to which it resorts ; a fat 

 white GofFee-grub proves an irresistahle bait. I once kept three in an 

 aviary for some time, but they all died when the time for migration 

 arrived. They got very tame, hopping up to me and taking worms 

 and coft'ee grubs from my fingers without fear. They seemed rather 

 quarrelsome birds, frequently ruffling up to each other like game- 

 cocks with half-spread wings, thus showing off the brilliant blue 

 shoulder patches. 



130. Palumhus torringtonice, Kel, Lady Torrington's Pigeon. — 

 Not uncommon at any time, but only at all numerous about September 

 and October. Its note is far more like the hoot of an owl than the 

 " coo " of a wood pigeon — a deep guttural " hoom " repeated at inter- 

 vals. I have one egg, taken by my brother, Mr. C. E. Butler, in Uda 

 Pusselawa on November 11th, 1894. He described the nest as placed 

 in a small tree in jungle about 25 feet from the ground. The egg is 

 similar to, but smaller than, an English wood pigeon's. If" X 1^". 

 At the present minute I know of a nest being built near here (Sep- 

 tember 24th). I believe it onl}"" lays one egg, as the one my brother 

 took was hard set, and Mr. Bligh mentions frightening a single young 

 one from a nest ; but natives tell me it lays two eggs. 



131. Turtur suratensis, Blyth, the Spotted Dove. — The common 

 dove here ; very numerous ; breeds in early part of the year. 



132. ChalcopJiaps indica, Linn., the Bronze-winged Dove. — Com- 

 mon. I have found its nests in April, July, August, September and 

 October. I think it breeds all the year round. The nests are from 

 4 to 10 feet from the ground ; the two eggs are pale buff colour, and 

 vary greatly in size. This lovely dove seems to take a pleasure in 

 dashing with lightning speed through the open windows of bungalows 

 and through verandahs. I have more than once known one to fly 

 through my tea-factory when work was going on, entering the door 

 and escaping at the windows on the other side in an instant. What 

 on earth could be the reason of its flying straight at a large building 

 standing right in the open and echoing witk the rattle and clank of 

 machinery I do not know. I do not think it can be attracted by the 

 reflection of trees in the windows, as I have never seen it strike a pane. 



133. Carpophaga cenea, Gray, the Lnperial Green Pigeon. — 

 Fairly common occasionally at 1,000 feet. 



