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have shaken into their ordinary positions, the Ringdove presents quite a natural appearance > 
only, as it moves about with its fellows, it looks truly a dove in mourning. The Turki name 
for this Dove is £ Pakhtak,’ i. e. Fakhtah, a Dove (Persian).” 
Dr. Stoliczka found this Dove at Yarkand on the 24tli of May. lie writes :• — “ I ^°° 
the nest on a pollard willow about seven feet above the ground. The nest is made of a 
twigs outside and has a thick lining of cotton-wool inside. It is large and shallow ; egg s tA '°’ 
white.” 
270. Tuiitttr atjrittjs. 
270 
Turtur aurilus (L.) ; Ilume & Henders. Lahore to Yark. p. 278 (1873) ; 131anf. East. Persia, u. P* 
(1876); Scully, Str. F. iv. p. 177 (1876) ; Bidd. Ibis, 1881, p. 92; Scully, ibid. p. 585; C. S' 71 ” . 
Ibis, 1882, p. 117 ; Severtz. Ibis, 1883, p. 71 ; Homeyer & Tancre, MT. orn. Yer. Wien, 1883, P* ^ 
Zarudu. Ois. Transcasp. p. 61 (1885) ; Scully, J. A. S. Beng. lvi. p. 86 (1887) ; Sharpe, Trans. 111 
Soc. (2) Zool. v. pt. 3, p. 84 (1889). 
Columba turtur (L.) ; Severtz. Turkest. Jevotn. p. 68 (1873). 
Turtur vulgaris , Eyton ; Dresser, Ibis, 1876, p. 221. 
Peristera turtur, Itadde, Omis, iii. p. 494 (1887). 
o-8; 
No. 1048, juv. Kashghar, December 23, 1873. 
No. 1151. Kashghar, December 16, 1873. — Length 11*7 inches, wing 7, tail 4*5, tarsus ^ 
expanse 19*5 ; bill from front 0*7, from gape 0*85 ; length of foot 1*9. Iri s oiaU ( )L e 
golden, very narrow; bill blackish; feet carmine-red; naked space round tbe 
violet-red. Near houses and in low jungle. 
No. 1755. Yarkand, May 15-20, 1874. , . 
No. 1776. Yarkand, May 23, 1874. — Length 11*7 inches, wing 7‘1, tail 4*75, ^ alSt ’ S ^g > 
expanse 20*5 ; bill from front 0*75, from gape 0*9 ; length of foot 1*9, spread ^ 
Iris reddish golden, very narrow ; bill horny black ; feet deep lilac-red. W ing s ie 
within 2 inches of end of tail. “Torolgha” ( Yarkand ) ; “ Urrliak ” (Andijam)- 
Nos. 1817, 1824. Karghalik, May 30, 1874. ^ 
Dr. Henderson says : — “ A smgle specimen of the European Turtle-Dove was obtain 0 *^ 
Oi-tograk on the 28th of August. Doves were comparatively rare in Yarkand, and this 
the only species observed. The specimen above referred to was a female, and corresp 
with European specimens with which Mr. Hume compared it.” . 0 f 
Dr. Scully’s note is as follows : — “ The Turtle-Dove is a seasonal visitant to the pl al “ 
Eastern Turkestan, arriving in May and migrating towards the end of September 
beginning of October ; it was never observed in winter. The Turki name for the Turtle- 
Turulghu? evidently a sort of imitation of the bird’s coo.” . foe 
Dr. Stoliczka found it breeding near Yarkand on the 23rd of May. He fancied ^ggfcof 
species had a shorter and deeper call than the European Turtle-Dove. It made a tliiu 11 
a few twigs just like that of the latter bird, and had two white eggs. 
is 
271. Tuettjr sexegalensis. 
Columba cegyptiaca, Severtz. Turkest. Jevotn. p. 68 (1873). 
Turtur senegalensis, Dresser, Ibis, 1876, p. 222 ; Blank East. Persia, ii. p. 270 (1876). 
No. 126. Rliara, Jhelum Valley, July 17, 1873. 
No. 1886. Chakmak, January 7, 1884. 
