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group. Such Turtle-doves were common on the acacia-steppe soutli of Guaso Nyiri round 

 Luazomela and Lekiundu rivers. Their length of wings was about 158 — 159 in male 

 specimens and they may be referred to the subspecies tropicus. 



Specimens shot the first days of Febraury had the testicles swelled. 



Turtur capicola somalicus (Ebl.). 



RCHW. I. p. 414 & III, p. 808. 



Small Turtle-doves of the capicola-growp with the length of wing only aniounting 

 to 130 — 140 mm. may be referred to this subspecies according to Carlo von Erlanger\s 

 valuable analysis ' of these birds. I have a specimen from Njoro north of Guaso Nyiri with 

 the length of wing 136 mm., and this race is probably the common one in the thornbush- 

 country north of the river mentioned, but unfortunately I did not shoot any more. 



Turtur ambiguus perspicillatus Fscher, Rchw. 



Rchw. I, p. 417. 



Common at Guaso Nyiri and on the acacia-steppe soutli of the same, for instance at 

 Lekiundu river. 



Aplopelia larvata (Tem.). 



Rchw. I, p. 420. 



In the primeval forest on the eastern slopes of Kenia and in the thick forests 

 near Meru borna this pretty little döve was not quite uncommon, although not numerous. 

 As a rule only single birds were seen usually only walking on the ground seeking there food 

 among fallen leaves. They were not very shy but when scared they flitted away almost 

 noiselessly and hid in bushes or trees where they were difficult to see as their dark plumage 

 corresponded well with the dark shades in the dusky forest. 



A male shot 27 /i had the testicles strongly swelled. 



Length of wing in an old male specimen 154 mm.; in a young male with remains of 

 juvenile plumage 143 mm. 



Iris of adult vinaceous red, naked eyelid and feet red. 



Tympanistria tympanistria (T km.). 



Rchw. I. p. 424. 



In clumps of forests and bush near Nairobi and Escarpment station and at Meru, 

 not very numerous. It selected its resting places among thick foliage, and the specimens 

 were always single. 



1 Journ. f. Ornith. Jahrg. 1905. 



