PEEISTBBIIIiE. 



Genus SPILOPELIA, Sundev. 



Spilopelia chinensis {Scop.). 



Turtur chinensis, Stvinh. Ibis, 1863, p. 397 ; Salmdori, Cat. Birds B. M. 



xxi. p. 439 (1893). 

 Spilopelia chinensis, Sharpe, Handr-l. i. p. 80 (1899). 



The eggs of the Chinese Spotted Dove have a moderate amount 

 of gloss. They measure from 1-1 to 1-24 in length, and from -85 

 to '9 in breadth. 



2. South China (R. Swinhoe). 



2. South China (iJ. S.). 



2. Foochow, March. 



2. Formosa, 13th April (P. A. Hoist). 



2. Formosa, 20th Aug. (P. A. H.).. 



1. Formosa, 25th Aug. (P. A. H.). 



1. Formosa, 21st Oct. (P. A. H.). 



Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



Spilopelia tigrina (Temm. ^ Kmp). 



Columba chinensis, Thien. Fortpflam. ges. Vog. p. 59, tab. xi. fig. 6 



(1845-54). 

 Spilopeha tigrina, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 349 ; id. Hand-l. i. p. 80 



(1899). 

 Turtur tigrinus, Oates ed. Hume, Nests Sr Eggs Ind. B. ii. p. 366 (1890) ; 



Salvadori, Cat. Birds B.M. xxi. p. 440 (1893). 



The eggs of the Malay Spotted Dove are mostly very glossy, and 

 measure from 1'05 to 1-25 in length, and from -8 to -9 in breadth. 



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 1. 

 2. 

 2. 

 2. 

 2. 

 2. 

 1. 

 1. 

 1. 

 2. 



6. 



Pegu, 20th June (E. W. Oates). 

 Pegu, 2nd Aug. {E. W. O.). 

 Pegu, 20th Sept. {E. W. O.). 

 Pegu, 1st Nov. {E. W. O.). 

 Pegu, 6th Dec. (JB. W. 0.). 

 Pegu, 28th Dec. [E. W. O.). 

 Pegu, 26th Jan. (E. W. O.). 

 Pegu, 1st Oct. {E. W. O.). 

 Pegu, 19th Dec. (E. W. O.). 

 Pegu, 11th Jan. {E. W. O.). 

 Pegu, 1st Nov. (E. W. O.). 

 Thoungyin River, Tenasserim, 



14th Feb. (C. T. Bingham). 

 Thoungyin River, 27th March 



(C. T. B.). 

 Thoungyin River, 19th April 



(C. T. S.). 

 Tavoy, Tenasserim, 15th March 



(X Darling). 

 Pakchan, Tenasserim, 21st Jan. 



( W. Davison). 

 Labuau. 



Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Oates CoU. 

 Oates CoU. 

 Oates CoU. 

 Seebohm CoU. 

 Hume CoU. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume CoU. 



Hume CoU. 



Hume Coll. 



Sir Hugh Low [0.]. 



