A Manual of Philippine BirdsMcGregor, Richard C. (Richard Crittenden)
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A Manual of Philippine Birds
McGregor, Richard C. (Richard Crittenden)
Birds -- Philippines
"Eyes golden brown; feet purple; length, 305; wing 155; tail, 123;
culmen, 20; tarsus, 24; middle toe with claw, 32." (Bourns and
Worcester MS.)
Dussumier's dove occurs in nearly every island of the group; it
is partial to open, lowland country. After harvest it feeds in the
rice-fields, being found in pairs or small companies.
Genus OENOPOPELIA Blanford, 1898.
Tail short and square, its feathers subequal; first primary nearly
or quite as long as the second.
47. OENOPOPELIA HUMILIS (Temminck).
RED TURTLE DOVE.
Columba humilis Temminck, Pl. Col. (1824), 259.
Turtur humilis Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. (1893), 21, 434.
Onopopelia humilis Sharpe, Hand-List (1899), 1, 79.
Onopopelia humulis McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 14
(error).
Bá-to ba-tó de col-lar, Manila.
Calayan (McGregor); Lubang (McGregor); Luzon (Cuming, Möllendorff,
Meyer, Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, Whitehead, McGregor);
Mindoro (Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester). China, Japan,
Indo-Chinese countries, eastern Bengal, Andamans.
Adult male.--Back, wings, and under parts nearly uniform vinaceous-red;
upper parts darker, more reddish brown; head and sides of face
light slate-gray sharply separated from color of back by a narrow,
black, nuchal band; lower back, rump, and upper tail-coverts blackish
slate; chin white or nearly so; vent and under tail-coverts white;
alula, primary-coverts, primaries, and secondaries blackish brown;
rectrices black below; three outer pairs with the terminal third white;
three inner pairs with terminal third pearl-gray; outermost pair with
outer web all white; middle pair brown above. Iris dark; bill, legs,
and nails black. Length, 215 to 240. Three males average: Wing, 138;
tail, 90; exposed culmen, 14; tarsus, 19; middle toe with claw, 25.
Adult female.--Color pattern as in the male but the vinaceous-red
replaced by earthy brown; under parts paler with a faint vinaceous
wash; head brown like the back. Three females average: Wing, 128;
tail, 77; exposed culmen, 14; tarsus, 18; middle toe with claw, 24.
Young.--The young male is like the adult female but lacks the nuchal
band and under parts have no vinaceous wash; wing-coverts and feathers
of breast tipped with yellowish brown.
The eastern ruddy dove is one of the common doves in Luzon; it is very
abundant in open lowland country where it feeds upon the ground. Like
the barred and Dussumier's doves this species is common in the vicinity
of Manila; many are sold in the markets throughout the year. In the
other islands it is very scarce.
Genus SPILOPELIA Sundevall, 1873.
Tail graduated; its outermost feather 40 mm. shorter than the central
pair; a wide band of feathers on neck with bifurcated tips.
48. SPILOPELIA TIGRINA (Temminck and Knip).
MALAY SPOTTED DOVE.
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