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The Bronzed-winged Dove has the iris dark hazel, the orbital skin dark 

 lake, the bill vermilion, orange towards the tip, darker at the base, and 

 the legs purplish-lake. 



' Met with everywhere throughout low-country jungle, and trapped 

 by means ot a pigeon call. It is extensively used as food. Malay name, Punai 

 tana.'' 



215. Geopelia striata, (Linn.) 

 Geopelia striata, Salvad., Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxi, p. 458 (1893). 



$ , 9 ad. Patani. 20th June. (Nos. 204, 340) 



$ , 9 ad. Ban Sai Kau. 1 6th and 17th September. (Nos. 388, 393) 



The Barred Ground-Dove has the iris brown, the bill lavender, and the 

 feet lake-red. 



' Found in similar situations to the preceding, but not so common.' 



216. Turtur tigrinus, (Temm. and Knip.) 



Turtur tigrinus, Bonhote, p. 77. 

 Turtur tigrina, Hartert, p. 540. 



$ ad. Patani. 10th June. 



$ ad. Ban Sai Kau. 1 6th September. (No. 387) 



$ , 9 f d. Biserat, Jalor. 1st and 6th July. (Nos. 224, 250, 251) 



$ imm. Jambu, Jhering. 9th June. (No. 178) 



The Malay Spotted-Dove has the iris brown or orange, the bill black, 

 and the feet coral-pink. 



' Commonest near the coast in open sandy localities ; one of the 

 favourite cage birds of the Malays.' 



217. Osmotreron olax, (Temm.) 

 Treron olax, Bonhote, p. 77 ; Hartert, p. 539. 



$ ad. Jeram Kawan, South Perak. 13th February. (No. 655) 

 $ ad. Bidor, South Perak. 3rd February. (No. 611) 



$ ad. Gedong, South Perak. 7th January. (Nos. 501, 502) 



The Little Malayan Green Pigeon has the outer ring of the iris terra- 

 cotta-red, the inner white, the bill yellowish-green, and the feet bright coral, 

 red. 



' This species and 0. vernans are common everywhere throughout the 

 Peninsula, though their place is largely taken by O . fulvicollis in the mangroves 

 on the coast.' 



