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1. Zenaida yucatanensis. 
Zenaida yucatanensis, Salvad. Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. xxi. p 384". 
Zenaida amabilis (nec Bp.), Boucard, P. Z. 8S. 1883, p. 4587; Salv. Ibis, 1889, p. 377°. 
Supra terricolor, tectricibus alarum dorso concoloribus, majoribus intimis et scapularibus nigro oblonge 
maculatis; dorsi imi lateribus conspicue cinereis; rectricibus medianis brunneis, fascia subapicali 
nigra, reliquis schistaceis, pulchre cinereo late terminatis, nigro subterminaliter transfasciatis, rectrice 
extima extus cinerea; ala spuria, tectricibus primariorum remigibusque nigricantibus, his anguste 
albido limbatis, secundariis late albo terminatis, fasciam alarem exhibentibus ; pileo dorso concolore, fronte 
vix pallidiore, collo postico et colli lateribus metallice violaceo et chalybeo nitentibus ; facie laterali, 
gutture et collo antico terricoloribus, his cineraceo lavatis; mento albo; fascia auriculari metallice 
purpurea; corpore reliquo subtus vinaceo, lateribus cum subalaribus axillaribusque pulchre cinereis. 
Long. tota circa 10:0, ale 6:3, caude 3°2, culm. 0-9, tarsi 0°9. (Descr. maris adulti ex Cozumel I. 
Mus. nostr.) 
mari similis, sed coloribus paullo dilutioribus, gastrei colore vinaceo pallidiore, gutture et pectore summo 
grisescenti-brunneo lavatis. Long. tota circa 9°5, ale 6-2. (Descr. femine adultw ex Jolbox I. 
Mus. nostr.) 
Hab. Mexico, coast of Yucatan, Rio Lagartos !2, Progreso 2, Cozumel I.!, Jolbox I. 1°, 
Mugeres I. !8 (Gaumer). 
The difference between Z. yucatanensis and Z. amabilis of the Greater Antilles has 
been pointed out by Count Salvadori. In the former the upper parts are of a greyish 
tint, not inclining to reddish-brown as in the latter; and as this colour is common to 
the large series of the Yucatan birds in our collection, we consider the race worthy 
of recognition. 
We have no notes on the habits of this Dove, but its ally, Z. amabilis, is of a solitary 
nature, passing much of its time on the ground. In the Bahamas it feeds on seeds, 
and builds either in rocks or trees, while in Florida the nests are sometimes placed 
upon the ground. 
| MELOPELIA. 
Melopelia, Bp. Consp. Av. ii. p. 81 (1854) ; Salvad. Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. xxi. p. 391 (1893). 
Melopelia differs from Zenaida and the allied genera in having no black spots on 
the scapulars, and the white alar band is also a distinguishing feature. As in Zenaida, 
the tail is rounded and has only twelve rectrices; it is, however, longer, being three- 
fourths the length of the wing, whereas in Zenaida the tail is barely two-thirds 
(Ridgway). Count Salvadori also observes that the first two primaries are slightly 
scooped towards the apical third of the inner web. | 
Only one species is known, of which we give a description below. 
1. Melopelia leucoptera. 
Columba leucoptera, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 281°. 
Zenaida leucoptera, Scl. P. Z. 8. 1856, p. 3097; 1858, p. 805*; 1859, p. 868°; Scl. & Salv. Ibis, 
| 1859, p. 223°; Taylor, Ibis, 1860, p. 227°. 
Melopelia leucoptera, Bp. Consp. Av. ii. p. 81"; Moore, P. Z. 8. 1859, p. 61 *; Sel. P. Z.S. 1864, 
p. 178°; Lawr. Ann. Lyc. N. Y. ix. pp. 189, 207; Mem. Bost. Soc. N. H. ii. p. 305”; 
Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. no. 4, p. 44°; Frantz. J. f. Orn. 1869, p. 872"; Dugeés, La Nat. 
