. A history of the birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles . e had mistaken for those of the Bee-eater, until afterdue inquiry he was set right upon this point by HerrBaron Konig-Warthausen. The eggs came fromAttila. He from this inferred that the Egyptian Dovearrives about the same time as the Common TurtleDove, breeds at the same places, and goes away withit, by reason of which Lindermayer considers it hasbeen so little noticed. Erhardt does not include it inhis list, nor has Kriiper discovered the eggs. Therecannot however be any doubt about its occurrence inGreece, because Miihl
. A history of the birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles . e had mistaken for those of the Bee-eater, until afterdue inquiry he was set right upon this point by HerrBaron Konig-Warthausen. The eggs came fromAttila. He from this inferred that the Egyptian Dovearrives about the same time as the Common TurtleDove, breeds at the same places, and goes away withit, by reason of which Lindermayer considers it hasbeen so little noticed. Erhardt does not include it inhis list, nor has Kriiper discovered the eggs. Therecannot however be any doubt about its occurrence inGreece, because Miihles description of the bird is veryexact. The male and female have the head, neck, andthroat a beautiful pink, or flesh-colour, with the feathersunder the base of the beak pure white. There is adistinct collar between the throat and the chest of pinkyrusset, which goes only to the nape, where it becomesblended with the colour of the back. From the napeto the rump, and to the edges of the wing coverts oneach side, the colour is a rich lustrous russet brown, fei /c<+. COLTJMBA GELASTIS. 197 tlie scapularies being entirely of this colour, while inthose parts at the sides which verge upon the wingcoverts, the feathers are each bordered with a brighterrusset. Primaries, rump, and upper tail feathers hairbrown; upper wing coverts slate grey, lower darkbrown; crop and chest a more vinous or darker flesh-colour than the head; abdomen and under tail covertscream-colour; flanks and under wing coverts slate grey;under part of primaries light brown; under part of tailblack at the base, then white, while the grey tips ofthe other feathers are seen beyond. I find marked on the label of my specimen tarsiand feet flesh-colour; irides yellow; bill, bluish black,blue at base. My figure is a female from a specimen sent me byMr. Tristram, marked Benyan, Dec. 1st., 1856. Theegg is also from a specimen sent me by the samegentleman, marked V. R., 1857. It has also been figured by Temminck, in hisce
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