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Turtur isalbellinus, Bp. 



Turtur shavpii, SheUey, Birds Egypt, p. 215 (1872). 



Turtur isabellinus, SlieUey, Birds Egypt, p. 216 (1872) ; Dresser, Birds 



Eur. vii. p. 49 (1877) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 400 



(1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 78 (1899). 



The eggs of the IsabelUne Turtle-Dove in the Collection are 

 moderately glossy, and measure respectively : I'l by -82 ; 1'03 by 

 •77 ; 1-04 by -83. 



1. Egypt, 16th April {Capt. Shelley). Seebohm Coll. 



1. Soudan, 22nd April ( W. V.). Colonel W. Verner [P.]. 



Turtur ferrago (Euersm.). 



Turtur rupicola, Tacz. J.f. O. 1873, p. 97, tab, ii. fig. 30. 



Turtur pulchratus, Legge, Birds Ceyl. p. 711 (1879). 



Turtur pulchrala, Oates ed. Hutne, Nests Sf Eggs Ind. B. ii. p. 349 (1890). 



Turtur ferrago, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 401 (1893) ; Blanf. 



Fauna JBrit. Ind., Birds, iv. p. 41 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 78 



(1899). 



The eggs of the Indian Turtle-Dove are very glossy and measure 

 from I'l to 1'35 in length, and from "85 to 1 in breadth. 



1. Kotegurh, N.W. Himalayas, Hume Coll. 



14th April. 



2. Kotegurh, ] 6th April. " Hume Coll. 



3. K.otegurh, 17th April. Hume Coll. 



1. Kotegurh, 16th May. Hume Coll. 



2. Kotegurh, 30th May. Hume Coll. 



3. Kotegurh, 31st May. Hume Coll. 



4. Kotegurh, 7th June. Hume Coll. 

 2. Kotegurh, 10th June. Hume Coll. 

 2. Kotegurh, 11th June. Hume Coll. 

 1. Kotegurh, 13th June. Hume Coll. 

 1. Kotegurh, 16th June. Hume Coll. 

 1. Kotegurh, 21st June. Hume Coll. 

 1. Mussoorie (T. Hutton). Hume Coll. 



Turtur orientalis {Lath.). 



Turtur meena, Oates ed. Hume, Nests Sr Eggs Ind. B. ii. p. 350 (1890). 

 Turtur orientalis, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 403 (1893) ; Blanf. 



Fauna BrU. Ind., Birds, iv. p. 40 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 78 



(1899). 

 The eggs of the Eufous Turtle-Dove are moderately glossy and 

 measure from 1'06 to 1-15 in length, and from -85 to -95 in breadth. 



6. Kaipur, India (F. B. Blewitt). Hume Coll. 



Genus HOMOPELIA, Sahad. 

 Homopelia picturata (Temm.). 



Turtur picturatus, Cowan, Proa. X. Phys. Soc. Edin. vii. p. 149 (1882) ; 



Milne-Edwards ^ Ch-andidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Qis. p. 460, pi. 303. 



fig. ll (1885) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 409 (1893), 

 Homopelia picturata, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 78 (1899). 



