SCARDAFELLA.—CHAMPETLIA. . 249. 
(Sallé ®, Sumichrast 8), Orizaba (Sumichrast 18), Oaxaca (Boueard’), Putla 
(Rébouch 28); Guatemata (Constancia 1%), San . Gerénimo 1° 28, Choctum 25, 
Duefias 128 (0. 8. & F. D. G.), Peten (Leyland 9); Honpuras (Zaylor 32), San 
Pedro (Leyland 9 }°), Chamelicon (Wittkugel *°); Satvapor, La Libertad 
(Richardson 28) ; Nicaragua, Volcan de Chinandega (Richardson?%), Sucuya 
(Nutting 22). 
The Inca Dove breeds more or less abundantly in Southern Arizona, and formerly 
nested in the lower part of the Rio Grande valley in Texas, where it is now no longer 
resident. We received but two specimens from Mr. Armstrong, an adult from 
Corpus Christi and another from Hidalgo, both procured in spring. In Lower 
California, Xantus found this small Ground-Dove breeding abundantly ?’, and it is a 
constant resident at Mazatlan and in Guadalajara and Tepic!®. ‘To judge from the dates 
at which our specimens were procured, it is probable that S. inca is a resident and 
breeds in all parts of Mexico. Herrera found the bird nesting in the Valley of Mexico 
in December, while in Guadalajara Jouy observed it breeding in that month and also 
in June. In Hcnduras the species is very common and usually seen in pairs !, but 
further south in Central America it is less plentiful. Salvin shot an adult male at 
Duefias in Guatemala in 1859, but it was the only one seen on that expedition; we 
subsequently, however, obtained a female and a young bird at San Gerénimo, in 1861, 
and this is probably about the southern limit of its range. 
The species is of a tame habit, often frequenting the streets and gardens of towns. 
The nest, placed in bushes or small trees, consists of a platform of twigs and grasses ; 
the eggs are white and two in number 27. 
Subfam. PERISTERIN ZA. 
The members of this subfamily are closely allied to those of the Geopeliine, both in 
appearance and habits. ‘They are among the smallest of the Pigeons, and have 
metallic spots on the wings, but are otherwise of a somewhat uniform style of 
coloration. ‘The tail is short and consists of twelve feathers (cf. Salvadori, Cat. 
Birds Brit. Mus. xxi. p. 372). 
The Peristerine are entirely confined to America, and of the six genera composing 
the subfamily two are found within our limits. 
- CHAMZEPELIA. 
Chamepelia, Swains. Zool. Journ. iii. p. 361 (1827); Salvad. Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. xxi. p. 472 (1893). 
Columbigallina, Boie, Isis, 1826, p. 977. 
This genus contains half a dozen species of small Ground-Doves, three cf which 
occur in Central America. They are of sober coloration, and are distinguished by 
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