146 Birds of Burma. 



being other than a race of T. suratensis, of India with Ceylon, but, except 

 ■where the two come in contact, the difference would seem to be maintained. 

 [Tey-tho, Thayet Myo (W. JR.). Mr. Hume, Str. Feath. iii. p. 164) 

 speaks of "typical tigrina from Sumatra." As the species, T. tigrinus, was 

 not described from a Sumatran individual, it is difficult to gather what is 

 meant by the expression "typical."] 



*518. T. mebna (J. 793). 

 Gyo-peing- tu-ma. 



Arakan, Tenasserim. A specimen of T. eambaiensis flew on board a 

 steamer when in sight of land on the voyage from Moulmein to Rangoon.* 

 [Tonghoo, Karen nee, at 4000 feet {W. i2.).] 



[519. T. eisoeius (J. 796). 



Thayet Myo {F.). Professor Schlegel (Mus. P.-Bas, Columbae, p. 123) 

 adopts the title of T. douraca, Hodgs., for this Indian dove, and restricts the 

 Linnsean title to the domestic bird of Europe (t. c. p. 125). But all the 

 authors Linnseus quotes described the bird from India. It is the Turtur 

 indieus of Aldrovandi, and Linnseus says "habitat in India."~\ 



520. Maceopygia boticeps. 



Columia ritficeps, Tern. ; P.C. 561. 



Mergui, Province "Wellesley, Java. A finer species akin to this inhabits 

 the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, M. rufipennis, nobis ;f and the M. tusalia 

 is likely to occur on the higher mountains of Arakan, if not further south ; it 

 is not rare on the Khasias, and a smaller race of the same is described from 

 Hainan. J 



[This Javan species may occur as stated, but the following appears to be 

 the commoner form.] 



[521. M. assimilis. 

 M. assimilis, Hume, Str. Feath. ii. p. 441. 



Karen hills, at 3000 feet. Iris (?), grey; bill and legs, vinous brown 

 {W.B.); Kollidoo (D.).] 



[522. M. tusalia (J. 791). 



Karen nee (W. B.); Kollidoo (D.).] 



» Beavan, Ibis, 1869, p. 406. t J.A. S. B. xv. p. 371. 



{ Ibis, 1870, p. 355. 



