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 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.