. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. BIRDS OF ETHIOPIA AND KENYA COLONY 227 The name dryas^ signifying a forest habitat, is poorly chosen as neither capicola nor vinacea is ever seen within the area of true forest. It is rather unfortunate that the name electa is wrongly spelled in Sclater's list, where it appears as eclecta, inasmuch as this work will. O loo Slop 30O 4-00 Too Mites - SCALE• Figure 5.—The distribution of Streptopelia capicola in northeastern Africa : 1, Streptopelia capicola hilgerti ; 2, Streptopelia capicola electa ; 3, Strep- topelia capicola dryas ; 4, Stre
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. BIRDS OF ETHIOPIA AND KENYA COLONY 227 The name dryas^ signifying a forest habitat, is poorly chosen as neither capicola nor vinacea is ever seen within the area of true forest. It is rather unfortunate that the name electa is wrongly spelled in Sclater's list, where it appears as eclecta, inasmuch as this work will. O loo Slop 30O 4-00 Too Mites - SCALE• Figure 5.—The distribution of Streptopelia capicola in northeastern Africa : 1, Streptopelia capicola hilgerti ; 2, Streptopelia capicola electa ; 3, Strep- topelia capicola dryas ; 4, Streptopelia capicola tropica ; 5, Streptopelia capicola anceps ; 6, Streptopelia capicola somalica be widely used by students of African birds. In other papers (such as Van Someren,^' it is spelled electra, which is likewise incorrect. The present race resembles tropica but has the forecheeks pure grayish, not washed with rosy, the upper parts somewhat darker, and the under wing coverts also darker. "^ Nov. Zool., vol. 29, 1922, p. 36. 94312—30 16. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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