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117. Turtur Suratensis, Gmelin. — The spotted Turtle- 

 dove. " Kobeya," Sink, — Kelaart, Prodromus Faunas Zeylanica, 

 page 130. 



Common throughout the whole Island up to 2,000 feet in the Central 

 Province ; especially abundant in the north, north-east and 

 south-west. I have not met with it above 1,500 feet in the Hini- 

 dum Pattu and Morowak Korale, although it occurs at greater 

 elevations than that in the Kandy country. 



118. Calcophaps Indica, Linn.— The Ground Dove, 

 Green Dove. " Green Pigeon," " Bronze Wing," and Beetle- 

 winged Pigeons of Europeans. " Nil-Kobeya ;" Sink. — Layard, 

 Annals Natural History, 1854, volume 14, page 62. 



North-east, Central Province, West, and whole of the South. Very 

 common in the Bamboo ehena country from Galle inland to the 

 Himdum Pattu and parts of the Morowak Korale. 



119. Gallus Stanleyi, Gray. — Ceylon Jungle Fowl. 

 u Weli-Kukula; " Sinh. — LayarcJ, Annals Natural History, 

 185 i, volume 14, page 62. Gallus Lafeyetti, Lesson, — Kelaart, 

 Prodromus Faunae Zeylanica, page 131. 



Found on the whole Island, extending from all parts of the coast 

 where there is jungle up to Nuwara Eliya; less numerous in the 

 cultivated maritime districts of the west and south-west coasts 

 than elsewhere ; not very abundant in the hill country of the 

 south-west, becoming exceedingly numerous east of Tangalla, 

 through all the flat country of the Hambantota and Kataragama 

 districts round to the north ; equally so in tlie Trincomalee dis- 

 trict, particularly in the jungles along the sea coast ; abundant in 

 the upper hills, especially when the "nelloo" (Strobilanthes vis- 

 cosus ?) is in flower, at which time I am informed the jungles 

 round the Horton Plains swarm with this species. 



120. Galloperdix Bicalcarata, Foster.— The Spur-fowl, 

 Spurred Partridge. Haban-kukula, Sink. — Layard, Annals 

 Natural History, 1854, volume 14, page 105; Kelaart, Prodromus 

 Faunas Zeylanica, page 131. 



Central, Southern and Eastern Provinces. "Does not appear, as far 

 as ihe low-country is concerned, to extend north of Negombo on 

 the west and Batticaloa, although on the northern slopes of the 

 Knuckles its range would of course extend beyond the latitude of 

 those places. It may occur in the forests of the north-east, but I 

 was not successful in tracing it there. Abundant throughout the 

 Central Province, in the north-east monsoon especially, frequent- 

 ing the jungle above the coifee estates to an altitude of about 

 5,000 feet. I noticed it particularly numerous in Upper Dimbula. 



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