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Birds of Celebes: Peristeridae. 
larger than others, and Dr. Guillemard found the iris of Sumbawan examples 
to he yellow and that of ones from North Celebes to be brown, but it must 
be pointed out that Dr. Platen’s birds from South Celebes are recorded as 
having a light red iris (e 8). It is not clear why Salvador! suspects that 
this bird is only a winter migrant to Timor and the Moluccas; we can find no 
evidence of any such seasonal movement, and the existence of local diiferences 
is not in favour of it. In Celebes the bird breeds, and we have specimens 
dated January and March to September; as to winter movements here, if there 
are any, we know nothing. 
Meyer observed this Turtle Dove everywhere in the Minahassa near the 
roads, on the sea-shore, and in the mountains. Davison (d 8)^ writing from 
Tenasserim, describes it as resorting to gardens, fields, grassy land; “in fact 
wherever the country is open; sometimes singly, sometimes in pairs, sometimes 
in small flocks, sometimes in hundreds”. It feeds on seeds, rice, and such like. 
The habits of its near relative T. suratensis are interestingly described by Col. 
Legge in the “Birds of Ceylon”, and no doubt are largely those of Turtur 
tigrinus also. 
GENUS GEOPELIA Sw. 
The genus Geopelia contains some of the smallest Pigeons. The tail is 
formed of 14 feathers, strongly graduated, as long as the wing or longer; the 
terminal third of the outermost primary is much attenuated. The chief colours 
are brown, grey, and vinaceous, and, except in one species G. ameata (Lath.), 
the upper surface is barred with black. The genus is found from Burma to 
Australia. 
Besides Geopelia Count Salvador! includes in his subfamily Geopeliinae the 
American forms Scardufella and Gymnopelia, but these have 12 rectrices and the 
first primary not attenuated. 
279. GEOPELIA STRIATA (L.). 
Barred Dove. 
a. Transverse striped or Barred Dove (I) Edw., Birds 1750, I, pi. 16. 
b. Columba striata (1) Linn., S. N. 1766, I, 282 (ex Brisson); (II) Thienem., Fortpflanz. 
1846, 60, t. XI, f. 10 (egg). 
c. Columba malaccensis (1) Gm., Syst. Nat. 1788, 11, 788; (II) Temm. & Knip, Pigeons I, 
1808—11, pi 47. 
d. Columba bantamensis (I) Sparrm., Mus. Carls. 1788, III, t. 57. 
Geopelia striata (1) Gray, List Gen. B. 1840, 58; (2) id., Gen. B. H, 471 (1844); (III) 
E.chb., Oolumbariae 1847, t. CLV, figs. 1385—86; text (1862) 26, 194; (4) Bp., 
Consp. n, 1854, 94; (5) E. Newt., Ibis 1861, 116, 182, 274; (6) Wall, Ibis 1865, 
394; (7) Sclat., P. Z. S. 1869, 627; (8) Wald., Tr. Z. S. 1872, ^TII, 86; (9) Scbl, 
Mus. P.-B., Cob, 1873, 131; (10) Salvad., Oat. Ucc. Borneo 1874, 298; (11) Hartl, Vog. 
Madag. 1877, 404; (12) Tweedd., P. Z. S. 1877, 700; (13) H ume & Davis. Str. F. 
