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TAMBOURINE GROUND DOVE. 
Peristera tympanistria. 
PLATE XXm. 
Columba tympanistria, Temm. Pig. PI. 36. — Id. 8vo, i. 28. 
— Wagler, Sysi. Av. 1. sp. 102. — LaTourterelleTambou- 
rette, Le Vaill. Ois. d'Afric. 6, p. 61 Columba tambou- 
rette, Temm. Pig. 287. 
So called, from the loud cooing notes of the male, 
whicli at a certain distance resemble tlie sound of a 
tambourine. It is a native of South Africa, froii« 
whence we have obtained specimens ; but it appears 
by no means plentiful, as M. Le Vaillant informed 
M. Temminck, that, for two hundred specimens of 
another species, he could only obtain twenty seven 
of this. In the rounded and concave form of the 
wings, it agrees with the rest of the group, and the 
first quill-feather is attenuated .near the tip, as in 
Peristera Jamaicensis, &c. The bill, however, does 
not exhibit so distinct an emargination, and the sides 
of the tarsi, though sncooth, indicate an appearance 
of minute scales. It is said to inhabit the woods, 
but as no detailed circumstances relating to its ha- 
bits are recorded, we are unable to judge whether 
its economy is more in accordance with that of the 
