Aug, 1922. Game Birds — Osgood & Conover, 37 



A partly terrestrial dove found in the semi-arid tropical forest. It 

 was seen only occasionally near the Rio Cogollo and never in flocks. 

 At a water hole near Lagunillas large numbers came with other doves 

 to drink. A female specimen, otherwise normal, has the outermost 

 primary only very slightly attenuated. Comparison with others seems 

 to indicate that this is a character of immaturity. 



Leptotila verreauxi Bonaparte. 



Altagracia, i ; Lagunillas, i ; Rio Cogollo, 4 ; Valera, 2 ; Rio Chama, 

 I ; Encontrados, 4 ; Rio Aurare, i . 



This ground pigeon was found from sea level up to 6000 feet along 

 river valleys. It was very common in the semi-arid forests about the 

 Rio Cogollo and Lagunillas. Late in the morning it would sit in the 

 trees and call, but was difficult to locate. Nests and eggs were found 

 near here Feb. 18. The nests were similar to those of the Mourning 

 Dove. On the Rio Chama near Merida it was found generally in the 

 coffee plantations. It was very shy, flushing quietly, just skimming 

 the tops of the coffee bushes, alighting again within a hundred yards, 

 and then running. It was found also in standing corn, but was never 

 seen in com stubbles. It evidently prefers cover and is shy of the 

 open, although spending much time on the ground. 



Local names, Rabiblanca and Llorona. 



Leptotila rufaxilla Richard & Bernard. 



St, Helena, Rio Guachi, i ; Orope, 2. 



Found in the humid forest and adjoining clearings where it was 

 often heard but seldom seen. It would sit cooing in some dense thicket 

 out of which it would quietly slip when an attempt was made to enter. 

 On the upper Rio Guachi (7000 ft.) Leptotila were seen which perhaps 

 belonged to this species. 



Oreopeleia vidacea Temminck & Knip. 



La Azulita, i. 



On April 25th a male was shot from its nest, which was placed 

 about seven feet above the ground in a small bush, near a trail in the 

 dense woods. The nest contained two fresh eggs of a light buff color. 



This bird agrees closely with a specimen from the Paria Peninsula, 

 Venezuela, kindly lent us by Dr. Chapman. 



Oreopeleia montana Linnaeus. 

 La Azulita, 3, 

 Three specimens of this quail dove were taken, two females and 



