AVES. 417 



227. T. albiventris, G. R Gray. 



Gray, Genera of Birds, vol li. p. 472. 



T. semitorquatns, Sv?ains. Birds W. Afr. ii. p. 108. 



T. risoriiu, Riipp. Syst. Uebers. No. 366. 



Iris crimson ; beak dull slaty ; legs purplish red. 



The common Dove of the coast country, far more 

 abundant, however, after the rains in February than 

 before. 



228. T. senegalensis, L. 



Riipp. Syst. Uebers. No. 367. 



Iris dark brown. 



This Dove ranges in altitude to a greater extent 

 than the preceding species. It is most abundant in 

 the subtropical belt, from 3,000 to 6,000 feet, but 

 occurs both above and below these limits. 



229. Peristera afra (L.). 



Syst. Nat. ed. 12% L p. 284. 



P. chalcopsUos, Wagler, Systema Avium, No. 83. — Riipp. Syst, 

 Uebers. p. 98, t. xxxviiL 



Iris brown ; bill deep purple ; legs purplish red. 



A ground Dove, which keeps itself almost always 

 amongst bushes and thick underwood. It was seen com- 

 monly in the thick jungles along the banks of ravines 

 and watercourses in Samhar and Habab, especially about 

 Ailat and Ain. Near Annesley Bay it was not met 

 with, nor in the passes below Senafe, except about 

 Mayen and Undul. On the highlands it was only 

 observed in the western valleys, about Marawa and 

 Dildi, south of Lake Ashangi. It is a shy, silent bird. 



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