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Pamily GOLUMBID^. 



Genus COLUMBA. 

 263. COLUMBA (ENAS. 



Columba cenas, L. ; Severtz. Turkest. Jevotn. p. 68 (1873) ; Dresser, Ibis, 1876, p. 221 ; Scully, Str. F. 

 iv. p. 176 (1876) ; Blanf. East. Persia, ii. p. 269 (1876) ; Homeyer & Tancre, MT. orn. Ver. Wien, 

 1883, p. 91 ; Sharpe, Trans. Linn. Soc. (2) Zool. v. pt. 3, p. 85 (1889). 



Nos. 1053, 1058. Tarkand, November 24tli, 1873. 



Dr. Scully writes : — " This species was frequently seen in the neighbourhood of Yarkand 

 during the months of May, June, and July, perching on high trees and feeding about on the 

 ground near cultivation. It breeds in Eastern Turkestan, the nest, as I was informed, being 

 usually placed in high poplars {Fopulus alba). The Turki name for the Stock-Pigeon is 

 ' Koslihai: " 



264. Columba livia. 



Columba neglecta, Hume, Lahore to Yark. p. 272 (1873). 



Columba livia, Gm. ; Severtz. Turkest. Jevotn. p. 68 (1873) ; Dresser, Ibis, 1876, p. 221 ; Blanf. East. 

 Persia, ii. p. 268 (1876) ; C. Swinh. Ibis, 1882, p. 117; Radde, Ornis, iii. p. 492 (1887). 



No. 469, 2 ad. Shargol, August 20, 1873.— Length 13*75, wing 9*0, tail 4'75, tarsus 1*1. 

 Iris reddish orange, golden round the pupil ; eyelashes and cere white ; bill greenish 

 horny black ; feet lead-colour. 



Having compared the above specimen with an English-killed one, I cannot see that 

 there is any difference between Mr. Hume's Columba neglecta (Lahore to Yark. p. 272) and 

 the ordinary European Rock-Dove. 



Colonel Biddulph shot a specimen at Panjah on the 22nd of April, and says that this 

 was the only time he saw the species ; they were in small flocks. 



266. Columba intehmedia. 



Colum,ba fusca. Pall.; Severtz. Turkest. Jevotn. p. 68 (1873). 



Columba intermedia, Striekl. ; Blanf. East. Persia, ii. p. 268 (1876) ; Dresser, Ibis, 1876, p. 221 ; Bidd. 

 Ibis, 1881, p. 91. 



No. 336. Sonamarg, August 11, 1873 {Capt, Trotter). 



No. 424. Dras, August 16, 1873. 



No. 492. Kharbu, August 21, 1873. — Length 14 inches, wing 9*1, tail 4*8, tarsus 1*14 ; 



expanse 28*5 ; bill from front 0*82, from gape 1*15. Iris reddish orange ; bill horny 



black ; feet coral-red. 

 No. 530. Snurla, August 24, 1873. 

 No. 685, imm. Chimray, September 13, 1873. 

 No. 1355. Kashghar, February 14, 1874.— Shot in the fields. 



Called ''Ya Kabtar,'' because it breeds in the banks of rivers. 



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