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1878, VI, 423; (14) Oust., Bull. Soc. Pliilom. 1878, 180; (15) Meyer, Ibis 1879, 
138; (16) Miliie-Edw. & Grandid., Ois. Madag. 1879, 469; (17) NichoL, Ibis 
1881, 155; Kelb., t. c. 528; (18) Meyer, Verb. z.-b. Ges. Wien 1881, 772; 
(19) Salvad., Om. Pap. IH, 1882, 155; (20) A. Mull., J. f. O. 1882, 431; (21) 
Oates, B. Br. Burmali 1883, EE, 298; (22) Shell., Ibis 1883, 330; fPSj.Vorderm., 
N. T. Ned. Ind, XLIV, 1884, 229; (24) Biittik., Notes Leyd. Mus. 1887, IX, 77; 
(25) Hartert, J. f. O. 1889, 376, 406; (26) Eyerett, J. Sti'. Br. it. A. S. 1889, 
194; (27) Hagen, T. Ned. Aai-d. Genoots. 1890, (2) VH, 159; (28) Steere, List 
Coll. B.&M. Phihpp. Is. 1890, 24; (29) Salvad., Agg. Om. Pap. 1891, 189; (30) 
Hartert, Ornis 1891, 122: (31) id., J. f. 0. 1891, 300; (82) Vorderm., N. T. Ned. 
Ind. 1893, LH. 204; (33) Salvad., Cat. B. XXI, 1893, 458; (34) Biittik., Zool. 
Erg. Weber’s Beise Ost-Ind. 1893, LH, 281; (35) Grant, Ibis 1894, 411; (36) 
Hartert, Novit. Zool. 1894, 482; (37) Vord., N. T. Ned. Ind. 1895, LIV, 351; 
(38) Grant, Ibis 1895, 471 ; (39) M. & Wg., Abb. Mus. Dresd. 1896, Nr. 1, p. 14; 
(40) Hart., Nov. Zool. 1896, 164, 554, 598. 
e. Turtnr malaccensis (1) Scbl. & Pollen, Faun. Madag. 1868, 155. 
f. “Perkoetoet”, Saleyer, (1) Engelhard, Bijdr. taal, land, volkenk. Ned. Ind. 4 ser. VHl, 
1884, 281. 
“Bukuru kidjill”, Tjamba Distr., Platen in Dresd. Mus. 
For further synonymy and references cf. Salvadori 33. 
Figures and descriptions. Knip e II', Beichenbach III, Bonaparte 4; Hartlaub 72; 
Hume 73; Milne-Edw. & Grandidier 76"; Salvadori 19, S3; Oates 21. 
Adult male. Above drab, the wing-coverts and feathers of back with a terminal black bar, 
narrower on rump and tip of upper tail- coverts ; sinciput, cheeks and throat 
cinereous, hind head and nape pale reddish brown; neck white, browner behind, 
each feather crossed with two or more bars of blackish brown; jugulum and middle 
of breast pale vinous, becomuag on abdomen and under tail-coverts bulfy white; 
sides of breast and of body wliite, barred with dark brown like the neck, more 
fulvous on sides of body; under wing-coverts dark cinnamon with dark bars; 
remiges where they rest upon the body dark cinnamon, the rest of them below 
dusky drab, end of first primary (10’'' from carpus) attenuated for c. 2 cm; tail, 
1 4 feathers, above dusky drab, the five outer pairs tipped with white, increasing 
in width to the outermost, the basal part of the feathers black or blackish; “iris light 
blue, bill and periocular skin lead-grey; feet reddish grey; length 210 mm; expanse 
360 mm ”: wing 105 mm, tail c. 110, tarsus 21, bill from feathers of forehead 13 (cf, 
Kahbangkere, S. Cel., 1. V. 78: Platen — Nr. 13880). 
Female. “Similar to the male, but smaller and less reddish on the occiput” (Salvad. S3). 
Young. “A nestling has the entire crown, occiput, nape and upper parts closely barred pale 
nifescent and brown; and the entire breast and upper abdomen sirmlaily barred, but 
with the vinous tinge already apparent on the middle of the breast; almost the entire 
wing-hning is pale chestnut” (Hume 73). 
Eggs. “Size 22 — 24 X 16 — 17 mm” (Nehrkorn MS.), 2 in number, white. 
Nest. On the toj) of a large tuft of gi’ass laid by the wind, somewhat large and neatly put 
together for a Dove (Mauritius — E. Newton 5). 
Breeding season. Tkn egg from Salanga was dated 12*’’ May (A. Muller 2d); probably the 
bird breeds during most of the year. 
Distribution. South Tenasserim (Davison 73, 27); Siam (Schomburgk 3.3); Malay Peninsula 
(Sonnerat73, Blyth 73, etc. .33); Singapore (Davison 33, Kelham 77*'®); Sumatra 
(Baffles 73, Bock 33, Hartert 25, etc.); Sirhassen (Everett 33); Banka (v. d. 
Bossche 3); Billiton (Brit. Mus. 53); Borneo (Schwaner 3, 26, Treacher, 
