Some Birds of the Philippine Islands.



79



Indian Bronze-winged Dove. Chalcophaps indica.

Exceedingly common throughout the group.


Invariably found on the ground, and in deep woods. In no

place abundant, the species may be found in nearly every island

where forest, or even a small growth of trees exists to afford protected

feeding grounds.


* *■ *


Genus. Phlegcenas. Bleeding Heart Doves. These are

known under the name of Puhalada, meaning “ stabbed with a

dagger.”


P. Luzonica. This beautiful Dove is often found in the

Manila markets and is a well-known favourite of the Spaniards. In

Europe it is the best known of the genus.


[A carpenter working at my aviaries in Italy came to me to

tell me that two Doves must have been badly injured, as both had

deep wounds in their breasts. They were “ Bleeding-hearts.”

H.D.A.]


*• *


P. criniger. See Avic. Mag., June, 1909. Coloured illustra¬

tion, and an account by Mr. T. H. Newman.


This Dove is known as Bartlett’s Bleeding-heart. They are

invariably found on the ground in the forest. They run very rapidly,

and in close cover frequently escape in this w T ay without taking wing.


This Dove is fairly abundant in Basilan, but much rarer in


Samar.


* *- *


P. Keayi. Keay’s Bleeding-heart. This Dove is easily

recognised by the conspicuous white band across the wing.


Head, upper parts of cheeks, hind neck, sides of breast,

mantle, and lesser wing-coverts grey, broadly egded with dark

metallic green, changing to amethystine ; back and rump chestnut

with amethystine margins ; upper tail coverts purplish chestnut ;

central tail feathers chestnut, the remainder grey with a broad

subapical band of black ; lower parts whitish, with small blood-red

spot on the front breast.


*- *-


P. menagei. Tawi Tawi Punalada. Entire upper surface

of head, upper back and sides of breast rich metallic green. Wings,

etc., ruddy brown w T ith violet and dark green lights, etc. The



