g46 Birds of Celebes: Peristeridae. 



larger than others, and Dr. Guillemard found the iris of Sumbawan examples 

 to be yellow and that of ones from North Celebes to be brown, but it must 

 be pointed out that Dr. Platen's birds from South Celebes are recorded as 

 having a light red iris (e 8). It is not clear why Salvador! suspects that 

 this bird is only a winter migrant to Timor and the Moluccas; we can find no 

 evidence of any such seasonal movement, and the existence of local differences 

 is not in favour of it. In Celebes the bird breeds, and we have specimens 

 dated January and March to September; as to winter movements here, if there 

 are any, we know nothing. 



Meyer observed this Turtle Dove everywhere in the Minahassa near the 

 roads, on the sea-shore, and in the mountains. Davison (d 8), writing from 

 Tenasserim, describes it as resorting to gardens, fields, grassy land; "in fact 

 wherever the country is open; sometimes singly, sometimes in pairs, sometimes 

 in small flocks, sometimes in hundreds". It feeds on seeds, rice, an4 such like. 

 The habits of its near relative T. suratensis are interestingly described by Col. 

 Legge in the "Birds of Ceylon", and no doubt are largely those of Turtur 

 tigrinus also. 



GENUS GEOPELIA Sw. 



The genus Geopelia contains some of the smallest Pigeons. The tail is 

 formed of 14 feathers, strongly graduated, as long as the wing or longer; the 

 terminal third of the outermost primary is much attenuated. The chief colours 

 are brown, grey, and vinaceous, and, except in one species G. cuneata (Lath.), 

 the upper surface is barred with black. The genus is found from Burma to 

 Australia. 



Besides Geopelia Count Salvador! includes in his subfamily Geopeliinae the 

 American forms Scardafella and Gymnopelia, but these have 12 rectrices and the 

 first primary not attenuated. 



-^ 279. GEOPELIA STRIATA (L.). 



Barred Dove. 



a. Transverse striped or Barred Dove (I) Edw., Birds 1750, T, pi. 16. 



b. Columba striata (1) Linn., S. N. 1766, I, 282 (ex Brisson); (II) Thienem., Fortpflanz. 



1846, 60, t. XI, f. 10 (egg). 



c. Columba malaccensis (1) Gm., Syst. Nat. 1788, 11, 788; (II) Temm. & Knip, Pigeons I, 



1808—11, pi. 47. 



d. Columba bantamensis (I) Sparrm., Mus. Carls. 1788, III, t. .57. 



Geopelia striata (1) Gray, List Gen. B. 1840, 58; (2) id., Gen. B. 11, 471 (1844); (III) 

 Bchb., Columbariae 1847, t. CLV, figs. 1385—86; text (1862) 26, 194; (4) Bp., 

 Consp. n, 1854, 94; (5) E. Newt., Ibis 1861, 116, 182, 274; (6) Wall., Ibis 1865, 

 394; (7) Sclat., P. Z. S. 1869, 627; (8) Wald., Tr. Z. S. 1872, VHI, 86; (9) ScLl., 

 Mus. P.-B., Col., 1873, 131; (10) Salvad., Cat. Ucc. Borneo 1874, 298; (11) Hartl., Vog. 

 Madag. 1877,404; (12) Tweedd., P. Z. S. 1877, 700; (13) Hume & Davis. Str. F. 



