. Sketches of South African bird-life. Birds. DOVES 191 The Turtle-Doves are represented in South Africa by four species and one subspecies, only one of which has no black collar on the back of the neck. The Eed-eyed Dove {Turtur semitorquatus) has the,head grey (cheeks and nape shaded with pink); above drabish- brown, and below pinkish-grey, fading into whitish on the chin and blue-grey on the flanks and belly. Bare skin round the eye red. Length, about 13 Fig. 102.—Red-eyed Dove at nest. This Dove is fairly common in the Eastern Districts of the Cape, and the coastal portion of Nata
. Sketches of South African bird-life. Birds. DOVES 191 The Turtle-Doves are represented in South Africa by four species and one subspecies, only one of which has no black collar on the back of the neck. The Eed-eyed Dove {Turtur semitorquatus) has the,head grey (cheeks and nape shaded with pink); above drabish- brown, and below pinkish-grey, fading into whitish on the chin and blue-grey on the flanks and belly. Bare skin round the eye red. Length, about 13 Fig. 102.—Red-eyed Dove at nest. This Dove is fairly common in the Eastern Districts of the Cape, and the coastal portion of Natal. Although found in Mashonaland, it has so far not been recorded from the Transvaal. The Cape Turtle-Dove (T. capicola) is a well-known and. 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 Haagner, Alwin Karl, 1880-; Ivy, Robert Henry. Cape Town, T. M. Miller
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