PER IS TERID^E. 3 1 



aa. Under parts dark green ; no white ring about the neck ; throat and side of 

 the neck with a purplish gloss ; top of the head bronze green ; the lower neck and 

 mantle dark green varied with buff lines which follow the shape of the feathers ; lesser 

 wing coverts greenish slate ; larger wing coverts as well as the lower feathers of the 

 mantle with bright ferric ochraceous markings; rump greenish. Female: Feathers of 

 the mantle almost entirely black in the middle, with sometimes a shaft stripe of rufous 

 and green tip to the feathers ; feathers to the mantle and nape indistindlly tipped with 

 dark green ; under parts light buff ; all the feathers of the chest, breast, sides and flanks 

 strongly marked with black. Length 24.00-29.00, wing 8.20-9.65, tail 10.00-14.00, 

 tarsus 2.20-2.70, toe 2.50. Hab. Japanese Islands. Oahu; introduced. 



56. P. versi'color" Vieii,i.. Japanese Pheasant. 



Order COLUMB^.-Pigeons. 



Family. 

 Tarsus almost as long or longer than the middle toe ; tail feathers twelve or more. 



(Page 31.) Peristeridae. 



Family PBRISTER'ID^.— Ground Pigeons, Etc. 



Ge)iiis. 

 Without metallic spots on the wings ; tail rather broad ; tarsus naked on the 

 upper parts ; neck with a dark collar. ( Sub-family Titrturincc. ) Same charadlers 

 for the genus (Page 31. ) Turtur. 



Gknus turtur Selby. 



Feathers of the hind neck bifurcated (forked at the tip); black with white ter- 

 minal spots (Sub-genus Spilopelia)\ under tail coverts grey; upper parts, back, rump, 

 etc., light brown edged with lighter brown; top of head blue grey; back of neck vin- 

 ous ; lower parts rich vinous, lightest on the chin and abdomen ; outer wing coverts 

 lead-grey; outer pair of tail feathers black tipped with broad white band. Fcviale 

 similar. Young: Paler and duller all over. Length 12. 50-13.00, wing 6.00-6.25, tail 

 5.00-5.50, tarsus .90-1.00, toe 1.20. Hab. China. Hawaiian Islands; introduced. 



57. T. chinen'sis (Scop.). Chinese Turtle Dove. 



33 Hybrids between the two species of pheasants here given frequently occur. The numerous attempts to introduce game birds into the 

 islands have met with varied success, so that "wild" turkey, chickens, guinea fowls, pea fowls, etc., are not infrequentlv met with. 



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