FAMILY COLUMBID/E. PIGEONS AKD DOVES. 155 



FAHILY COLUMBID/E. 

 Pigeons and Doves. 



Toes, four, hind toe not elevated above the rest; nostril, opening into 

 a soft fleshy membrane; tarsus, usually shorter than the toes; wings, 

 rather long and flat. 



Group 1. Wing, less than 5.50 inches long. 



Primaries, heavily marked with rufous browu; underparts, pinkish brown or 

 vinnceous, sometimes grayish, with more or less black dots on breast; wing 

 coverts, with metallic steel-blue spots. 



Ground Dove. 



Columbitjallina passerina terrestris. 

 See No. 255. 



