Northern Portion of the Malay Peninsula. 675 
is the most southerly record for this species, which has not 
hitherto been found south of the island of Tongkah or Sa- 
langa, whence there are three specimens collected by Darling 
in the British Museum. 
pio. TtJRTUR TIGRINUS. 
Turtur tigrinus (Temm. & Knip); Salvad. tom. cit. p. 440. 
Exceedingly common in open spaces throughout the Penin¬ 
sula, but perhaps rather more abundant in the north, where 
there is a greater extent of suitable country. 
“Ml. CHALCOPHAPS INDICA. 
Chalcophaps indica (Linn.); Salvad. tom. cit. p. 514. 
Another bird which is exceedingly numerous in all jungle 
except that of the swampy coastal tract, ascending the 
mountains to over 5000 feet. 
The “ apunai tana/'’ as it is called by the Malays, is much 
trapped with the aid of a bamboo call-pipe, and is sometimes 
brought into the towns in large numbers for sale as food. 
-^CaLGENAS NICOBAR1CA. 
Caloenas nicobarica (Linn.) ; Salvad. tom. cit. p. 615. 
The Nicobar Pigeon is a migratory bird in the Straits of 
Malacca, and is apparently found on several islands, but 
only during the winter months. 
We obtained specimens on Pulau Jarak in December 
1904. Seimund met with it, though he failed to secure 
specimens, on Pulau Bumbia, one of the Sembilan Islands, 
in March 1909, and one of us spent a long and sultry after¬ 
noon stalking an old cock bird on a small but very steep 
islet in Wanderer Bay, Terutau, in December 1907. The 
old fellow was so wary that we only caught an occasional 
glimpse of his white tail, and never got a shot at him. 
The species is probably found on Pulau Pisang, between 
Malacca and Singapore, but no specimens have been actually 
obtained from there, though we have had accounts of a 
wonderful “ merpati mas” or “golden pigeon,” which has 
been killed by flying into the lighthouse. 
[To be continued.] 
