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in fact, though with exceptions, this Dove and the last species, T. 

 cambaiensis, in many parts of the country, replace each other.* 



It breeds throughout the country, and at various seasons, and 

 Hutton records it as migratory to the hills near Mussooree, where 

 it breeds at about 5,000 feet. In the districts where it abounds, 

 it is nearly as familiar as the last Dove, entering gardens, feeding 

 on roads, near houses, &c. ' The coo of this Dove,' says Blyth, 

 ' is plaintive and agreeable, something like oot-raoiv-oo — oot- 

 raow-oo ; but far from easy to express in writing.' The same 

 Naturalist remarks that the Crows destroy a large proportion of 

 the eggs and young about Calcutta and its environs. 



The other race, T. chinensis, Scop, (tigrina, Temm.) is spread 

 through most of the Burmese and Malayan countries to China and 

 the Philippines. 



Ath. Streptopeliece — King-doves. 

 These are distinguished by plain, light colored plumage, and 

 a black collar round the neck. The domestic Rino'-dove is the 



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type of the group, but it is not satisfactorily ascertained from 

 which species or race it has sprung. 



796. Turtur risoria, Linnaeus. 



Columba, apud Linn^us — Sykes, Cat. 142 — Jerdon, Cat. 

 294— Blyth, Cat. 1430— Dhor fachta, H. in the South— Kalhah, 

 or KahalaM, and Pauk-ghughit, Beng. — Pedda bella-guwa, Tel. 



The Common Ring-dove. 



Descr. — Head delicate pale vinous-grey, more or less whitish on 

 the forehead; nape pale vinaceous ; a narrow black collar on the 

 nape set off with whitish above, and slightly so below ; upper 

 plumage uniform light grey-brown ; edge of the wing pure ashy ; 

 primaries dusky, with slight whitish margins bordering their tips ; 

 middle tail feathers uniform with the back above ; the lateral 

 feathers marked with black about the middle, passing to greyish 

 on the basal half, and to white on the terminal, and these successively 



* That two such common Doves as T. camlaiensis and T. suratensis, should 

 have received their specific names from these localities, shows the early nature of 

 our commerce with the West of India. 



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