FAMILY COLUMB1D/E. PIGEONS AND 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 brown ; underparts, pinkish brown or 

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

 coverts, with metallic steel-blue spots. 



Ground Dove. 



Columbigallina passerina terrestris. 

 See No. 255. 



