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to the present species ; but my friend and former colleague, Mr. E. B. Sharpe, informs me that 

 he is now engaged in working out this group ; so I have left the matter in his hands and handed 

 over to him the specimens I had collected together for this purpose. I will merely say that the 

 African species Turtur decipiens, Hartl. & Finsch (Vog. Ost-Afr. p. 544), of which I have 

 examined the type, differs from the present species in having the under tail-coverts conspicuously 

 margined with white. 



The specimen figured, on the same Plate with Turtur isabellinus, is an adult male from 

 Palestine in my own collection. 



In the preparation of the above article I have examined the following specimens: — 



E Mm. H. E. Dresser. 



a, <$ ad. Jericho, January 1864 (H. B. Tristram), b, ad., c,jun. Yedo, Japan (C. M'Vean). 



E Mm. C. G. Danford. 



a, J ad., b, $ jun. Haskeuy, Turkey, April 9th, 1875 (C. G. D.). 



E Mm. Brit. Reg. 



a, <3 . Baluchistan, March 29th, 1 872 ( W. T. Blanford) . b. India (Hodgson) . c, d. Nepal (Hodgson) . e, f, g. 

 Kamptee (Hinde). h. Punjab (Kearsey). i, <3 , k, ?. Ghor el Safieh, Palestine (H. B. Tristram). 



E Mm. H. B. Tristram. 



a, $ . Jericho, January 11th, 1864 (H. B. T.). b, 2 . Jericho, April 15th, 1864, shot off nest containing eggs 

 (H. B. T.). 



E Mm. G. E. Shelley. 



a, $. Jericho, January 13th, 1864 (H. B. Tristram). 



