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No. 18. — " Tartur orientalist (Latham.) 



Columba meena, Sykes. 



C. agricola, Tickell. 



C, pulchrala, Hodg. 



C.ferrago, Eversmann. 

 This also is a mere summer visitor at Mussooree, where it arrives 

 early in April, when every wood resounds with its deep-toned cooing ; 

 ■ — it is not found lower than 6,000 feet with us, — and departs in Octo- 

 ber. At Mussooree it breeds in May, making a platform nest on tall 

 forest trees ; the eggs are 2 and pure white ; — diameter 1/^ % \i 



inches. 



No. 19. — " Turtur suratensis," (Gm.) 



T. vitticollis, Hodg. 



Columba tigrina, Temm. 



Abundant in the Doon, and arrives in the hills in the end of March, 



leaving again in the autumn. It breeds at about 5,000 feet — and lays 



2 white eggs, — diameter 1 inch % |f . Captain Tickell says, " eggs 2 



to 6 ;" I have never seen more than 2 in any nest. 



No. 20. — Turtur senegalensis, (Linn.) 



C. cambaiensis, Gm. 



Arrives at 5,000 feet like the others, about March or April, departing 



again in Autumn ; — its eggs are 2, and pure white ; — diameter 1 inch 



X |f ; I have observed in this, as well as in the foregoing different 



species of Turtur, a tendency in the eggs to become suddenly pointed, 



or slightly nipple-shaped. 



(To be continued.) 



Verification of the Itinerary of the Chinese Pilgrim, Hwan Thsang, 

 through Afghanistan and India, during the first half of the seventh 

 century of the Christian Era. By Alex. Cunningham, Capt. 

 Engineers. 



The numbers are those of M. Landresse, the Editor of the Foe-kue- 

 ki, which I retain for the purpose of easy reference. Where not other- 

 wise specified the distances and bearings of the modern places agree with 

 those of Hwan Thsang. The identifications of Landresse and Lassen 

 have their names attached to them. The other identifications have 



