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Capt. L. H. Irby ora Birds 
99. Turtur risorius. 
Common throughout the year in Oudh, and was equally nu¬ 
merous in the valleys of Kumaon in April, May, and June 1859. 
100. Turtur suratensis. 
Abundant throughout the year. A pair nested in my garden 
at Seetapore in May 1860. The nest and eggs resembled those 
of our British T. auritus , only, of course, being diminished in 
size. This species of Turtle Dove and the next are equally 
numerous in villages and wild unfrequented jungle; but T. 
risorius and T. orientalis are much less familiar birds, never 
entering villages, and are much wilder. 
101. T. SENEGALENSIS. 
This beautiful little Dove is exceedingly common throughout 
the year. 
102. To ORIENTALIS. 
Common during the cold season. 
103. Pavo cristatus. (Pea-fowl.) 
Found in numbers wherever there is any woody jungle : breeds 
during the rainy season. The male bird begins to lose his train 
in September, and does not fully regain it till March or April. 
The Pea-fowl remains during the heat of the day in the depths 
of the jungle, and goes to the fields at the edges to feed morning 
and evening: the cock bird in the breeding-time may be heard 
calling throughout the night. The number of Pea-fowl in the 
Terai jungles near Khyreegur is wonderful; they are much tamer 
there than in any other part of Oudh. The young are very 
difficult to rear—at least I could not succeed; they lived for six 
months, but then pined off. I saw some splendidly-coloured 
hybrids in Calcutta between this bird and the Malayan Pea-fowl, 
Pc muticus . 
104. Ceriornis satyra. (Loonghee.) 
Found in Kumaon, on the lofty hills near the snows. 
105. Gallus eerrugineus. (Jungle-fowl.) 
Common in the Terai jungles; not observed in Central or 
Western Oudh. 
