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1878, VI, 423; (14) Oust., Bull. Soc. Philom. 1878, 180; (15) Meyer, Ibis 1879, 

 138; (16) Milne-Edw. & Grandid., Ois. Madag. 1879, 469; (17) NichoL, Ibis 

 1881, 155; (17^") Kelb., t. c. 528; (18) Meyer, Verb. z.-b. Ges. Wien 1881, 772; 

 (19) Salvad., Orn. Pap. m, 1882, 155; (20) A. MiilL, J. f. 0. 1882, 431; (21) 

 Gates, B. Br. Bumiah 1883, 11, 298; (22) Sbell., Ibis 1883, 330; (23)'^ ovAevm., 

 N. T. Ned. Ind. XLIV, 1884, 229; (24) Biittik., Notes Leyd. Mus. 1887, IX, 77; 

 (25) Hartert, J. f. O. 1889, 376, 406; (26) Everett, J. Str. Br. R A. S. 1889, 

 194; (27) Hagen, T. Ned. Aard. Genoots. 1890, (2) Vn, 159; (28) Steere, List 

 Coll. B.&M. PliiHpp. Is. 1890, 24; (29) Salvad., Agg. Ora. Pap. 1891, 189; (30) 

 Hartert, Ornis 1S91, 122: (31) id., J. f. 0. 1891, 300; (32) Vorderm., N. T. Ned. 

 Ind. 1893, LH. 204; (33) Salvad., Oat. B. XXI, 1893, 458; (34) BUttik., Zool. 

 Erg. Weber's Reise Ost-Ind. 1893, HI, 281; (35) Grant, Ibis 1894, 411; (36) 

 Hartert, Novit. Zool. 1894, 482; (37) Vord., N. T. Ned. Ind. 1895, LIV, 351; 

 (38) Grant, Ibis 1895, 471; (39) M. & Wg., Abb. Mus. Dresd. 1896, Nr. 1, p. 14; 

 (40) Hart., Nov. Zool. 1896, 164, 554, 598. 



e. Tnrtur malaccensis (1) Scbl. & Pollen, Faun. Madag. 186S, 155. 



f. "Perkoetoet", Saleyer, (1) Engelbard, Bijdr. taal, land, volkenk. Ned. Ind. 4 ser. Vm, 



1884, 281. 

 "Bukuru kidjill", Tjamba Distr., Platen in Dresd. Mus. 

 For further synonymy and references cf. Salvador! 33. 

 Fignres and descriptions. Knip c II; Reichenbacli III; Bonaparte 4; Hartlaub 12; 



Hume 13; Milne-Edw. & Grandidier 16; Salvador! 19, 33; Gates 21. 

 Adnlt male. Above drab, the wang-coverts and feathers of back with a terminal black bar, 

 narrower on rump and tip of upper tail- coverts ; sinciput, cheeks and throat 

 cinereous, hind head and nape pale reddish brown; neck white, bro^vner behind, 

 each feather crossed with two or more bars of blackish brown; jugulum and middle 

 of breast pale vinous, becoming on abdomen and under tail-coverts buffy white; 

 sides of breast and of body white, barred with dark brown like the neck, more 

 fulvous on sides of body; under wing-coverts dark cinnamon with dark bars; 

 remiges where they rest upon the body dark cinnamon, the rest of them below 

 dusky drab, end of first primary (10"' from carpus) attenuated for c. 2 cm; tail, 

 14 feathers, above dusky drab, the five outer pairs tipped with white, increasing 

 in width to the outermost, the basal part of the feathers black or blackish; "iris Hght 

 blue, bill and periocular skin lead-grey; feet reddish grey; length 210 mm; expanse 

 360 mm": wing 105 mm, tail c. 110, tarsus 21, bill from feathers of forehead 13 (cf, 

 KaHbangkere, S. Oel., 1. V. 78: Platen — Nr. 13880). 

 Female. "Similar to the male, but smaller and less reddish on the occiput" (Salvad. 33). 

 Young. "A nesthng has the entire crown, occiput, nape and upper parts closely barred pale 

 rufescent and brown ; and the entire breast and upper abdomen similarly barred, but 

 with the vinous tinge already apparent on the middle of the breast; almost the entire 

 wing-lining is pale chestnut" (Hume 13). 

 Eggs. "Size 22—24 X 16—17 mm" (Nehrkorn MS.), 2 in number, white. 

 Nest. On the top of a large tuft of grass laid by the wind, somewhat large and neatly put 



together for a Dove (Mauritius — E. Newton 5). 

 Breeding season. An egg from Salanga was dated 12"" May (A. Miiller 20); probably the 



bird breeds during most of the year. 

 Distribution. South Tenasserim (Davison 13, 21); Siam (Schomburgk 33); Malay Peninsula 

 (Sonnerati5, Blythi5, etc. 33); Singapore (Davison 5.3, Kelham 17''"); Sumatra 

 (Raffles 19, Bock 33, Hartert 25, etc.); Sirhassen (Everett 36); Banka (v. d. 

 Bossche 9); Billiton (Brit. Mus. 33); Borneo (Schwaner 9, 26, Treacher, 



