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SOMALILAND 
Duck {Anas undata). 
Sheik Mohamed. 
Iris light brown ; bill yellow and black. 
Duck (?). 
Allahballah. 
Iris brown ; back rufous ; sides like a ‘ gray hen ’ ; breast black ; head 
and neck black and white. 
COLUMB^ (Pigeons). 
The Abyssinian Walia or Fruit Pigeon (Finago walia). 
Foot of the Girato Pass ; Gulis Mountains. 
Length of skin, lOf inches. Head and upper parts of breast slaty green ; 
back brilliant green ; tip of tail slate ; lesser wing-coverts lilac ; tips of 
wings brown ; lower portion of breast brilliant yellow ; iris pink ; feet 
yellow. 
African Ground Dove {Chalcopelia afra). 
Sheik Husein ; Mount Kuldush. 
Colour above ash brown ; top of head lead-colour ; white stripe across 
lower part of back ; iris brown ; two or three large spots of bright purple 
and green on centre of wings ; under tail black. Length inches. 
Spotted Pigeon {Columba gainece). 
War dare. 
Dark red back and wings, latter spotted with white ; iris yellow ; rump, 
tail, and breast French gray ; pointed feathers on chest. 
Pale Ring Dove {Turtur damarensis).- 
Eik. 
Colour gray ; black band on back of neck ; eye brown ; belly white. 
Turtle Dove {Turtur senegalensis). 
Wardare. 
Length of skin, 9^ inches. Head and neck reddish-brown ; lesser wing- 
coverts bright slate blue ; lower back red-brown ; breast reddish, turning 
to white at tail ; upper tail gray ; under parts black and white. 
Turtle Dove {Turhir lugens). 
Sheik Husein. 
Iris bright yellow : feet pink ; bill dusky red. 
Turtle Dove {Turtur roseogriseus). 
Hullier. 
Feet brown ; bill black ; iris chestnut ; head and neck pink ; chin, throat, 
under tail-coverts, and vent white ; no black streak on lores ; on hind-neck 
a broad black collar ; rump and upper tail- coverts pale gray-brown ; 
primaries brown-black. Length 12*5 inches. 
Pigeon {Columba albitorques). 
Legs red ; iris dark brown. 
