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Columba leiiconota , White-backed pigeon ; 
Turtur suratensis , Spotted Turtle-dove ; 
Turtur meena> Eastern Turtle-dove ; 
Turtur risorius , Common Turtle-dove ; 
Turtur humilis , Dwarf Turtle-dove ; 
Chalcophaps indica , Green-winged dove ; 
Calcencis nicobarica , [Nicobar pigeon. 
Turning to the left from this house and retracing his 
steps slightly, the visitor will reach 
The Peafowl Aviary 
in which there are two species, Pavo cristatus , the common 
Peafowl of India, and Pavo spicifer , the Peafowl of Burma 
and the countries to the south-east of Burma. The Peacock 
of the latter regions is distinguished by its beautiful 
green and gold colour and the almost absence of blue 
in the plumage. The finest specimens of the peafowl 
are generally to be found roaming at liberty in the 
Gardens, as neither of these species thrives in confinement. 
Passing on in the same direction, and thus returning to 
the Hog-deer enclosure, the visitor has now on his left 
hand 
The Rhinoceros Enclosure. 
This enclosure measures 229 feet in length, by 116 feet 
in breadth and has a tank 165 feet long, by 30 to 
40 feet broad. It is surrounded by an iron railing, 
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protected internally by a rustic wooden palisade made of 
unbarked posts and cross-bars,, and it is divided at its 
middle into two portions by a similar palisade crossing 
the tank. The enclosure was at first entirely given up 
to Rhinoceros lasiotis , but the Committee having acquired a 
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