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Birds of Celebes: Peristeridae. 
Ussliei’ 26)’, Luzon (Everett 12, Steere 28, Whitehead 35); South Celebes — 
Macassar (Wallace 8, Meyer 15, Weber 34, etc.), Maros and Segeri (Meyer 15), 
Tjamba Distr. (Platen in Dresd. Mus.), Pare-Pare (Weber 34); Saleyer Id. 
lEngelhardt ft); Java (Horsfield 19, etc.); Madura (Meyer 33); Kangean Island 
(Vorderman 32); Bah (Doherty 40); Lombok (Wallace 6, 33, Everett 40); 
Daweloor near Babbar (Eiedel 18), Babbar (Eiedel 18); Amboina (S. Muller 19). 
Introduced into: Madagascar (Hartlaub, etc. 11, 16, 22); Bourbon (Hartlaub 
11, 22); Mauritius (E. Eewton 5, 11, 22); Bound Island (22); Seychelles (E. Newton 
11, Lantz 14); St. Helena (Shelley 22, 33). 
The Barred Ground-dove is very common in flocks on the fields in South 
Celebes; in the North of the island it is unknown. This is commonly the case 
with Lesser Sunda forms occurring in Celebes. The Sarasins received nest- 
lings from near Allu on the south coast on P‘ Sept., 1S95. In its habits it is 
said by Davison to resemble Turtur tigrinus to some extent; it frequents 
cultivated ground, feeding upon seeds on the ground. Like T. tigrinus it is 
much esteemed as a pet by the Malays ; it readily becomes domesticated, and 
evinces much affection for its owner. It has been recorded as having bred in 
the gardens of the Zoological Society of London. In Madagascar, the Masca- 
rene Islands, and St. Helena, where it has been introduced, it now occurs very 
plentifully as a wild species. 
There are five species of the genus Geopelia found from Australia to 
Tenasserim; three of these are peculiar to Australia, except that one occurs 
in S. New Guinea as well. G. striata stands nearest to G. maugei (Temm.) of 
the Lesser Sunda Islands and Timoiiaut, and to G. tranquilla Gld. of Australia. 
G. maugei may be recognised by its having all the breast barred, without a vinous 
space on the middle and on the jugulum, the wing below is almost entirely 
cinnamon -rufous or light chestnut. Geopelia tranquilla also wants the vinous 
space on the breast, it has no bars on the sides, and the back is greyer. Mr. 
Hume shows (see supra) that the nestling wants the (vinous on the breast, 
which is entirely barred, and in this and in its having the entire wing-lining 
pale chestnut it suggests the plumage of G. maugei. G. striata may well be _a 
more recent development, since the genus becomes more strongly represented in 
the direction of Australia and would seem to have originated there. 
GENUS CHALCOPHAPS J. Gd. 
In these Ground-doves the tarsus is not scutellated in front, except on its 
lower part; the tail is composed of 12 feathers, is much shorter than the wing 
and nearly square ; the primaries are of normal shape — not appreciably scoop- 
ed out or attenuated, the upper wing- coverts glossy bronze -green in colour; 
the bill is rather slender and about as long as the cranium. The genus, which 
belongs to Salvadori’s subfamily Phabinae, ranges from India to Australia and 
the New Hebrides. 
