CONTENTS.— continued. 



The Scaly Dove {Scardafella squamosa) ------------ -gi 



,, Picui Dove {Columhula piciii) -------.---....gi 



,, Passerine Dove (Chamaepelia passeriiia) .-----.._.. .52 



„ Talpacoti (or Cinnamon) Dove (Chamaepelia talpacoti) -----.-.-64 



Chapter VII. 

 The Bronze-winged Doves and Pitfeons. 

 The Cape (or Harlequin) Dove (Aoia capensis) ------_.. ---65 



Tambourine Dove (Tympanistria tympaiiistria) -.----.-.-66 



Indian Green-winged Dove [Chalcophaps Indica) ---.--.---68 

 Bronze-wing Pigeon (Pliaps chalcoptera) ----.---..--69 



Brush Bronze-wing Pigeon {Phaps elegans) ----...---- yi 



Partridge Bronze-wing (Geophaps scripta) ------ .-...y^. 



Chapter VIII. 

 Crested Dove and Pigeon -...._-- 75 



The Plumed Ground Dove {Lophophaps leucogaster) ----_.__-- 75 

 ,, Australian Crested Dove (Ocyphaps lophotes) ------... -.-76 



Chapter IX. 

 Sub-famil\' Geotrygoninac __...__- 78 



The Rufous Dove (Leptoptila reichenbachi) ------_.. ...^78 



,, Solitary Ground Dove (Leptoptila chloroaiichenia -----....-So 



„ Violet (or White-fronted) Dove (Leptoptila Jamai-eiisis) ----.. ..82 



Wells' Dove (Leptoptila wellsi) ....84 



The Partridge (or Red Mountain) Dove (Geotrygon montana) ..-..-..85 

 Bleeding Heart Pigeon (Phlogoenas luzonica) ------- --..$6 



Wonga Wonga Pigeon (Leitcosarcia picata) ...........yo 



Black-bearded Dove (Starnoenas cyanocephala) ...... -...g2 



The Francisian Dove .--..-..-..- ...g^j 

 Malayan Ring Dove -..-..-..-......g^ 



I owe my very grateful thanls to The AvicvUural Society and The Foreign Bird Club for the loan ofbloclss, 

 with permission to use them, and to the following gentlemen for their very kind help of photographs to illustrate 

 the book, viz. :— Messrs. H. Willford, D. Seth-Smith. F.Z.S., M.BjO.U., and T. H. Newman, F.Z.S., M.B.O.U., 

 W. E. Teschemaker, B.A., and Dr. C. Gouldesbrouyh . 



In all instances where no name is given the photographs were taken by myself , chiefly from my oivn birds. 

 I have also to thank Mr. Thorpe for kindly allowing me to take the photographs of Crested, White-winged and 

 Ajirita Doves from birds in his aviaries at Worksop. 



BOSIE ALDERSON. 



