Pigeons and Doves 



3 15. Passenger Pigeon, Wild Pigeon (Ectopistes 

 migratorius). L. 16. Outer tail-feathers chestnut at 

 base of inner web. Ad. o 7 '- Chin, whole head, and 

 lower back bluish slate. Ad. ?. Browner above, 

 breast brownish ashy; neck feathers less iridescent. 

 Notes. An explosive, squeaky, squawk. 



Range. — Formerly eastern North America north to Hudson Bay; 

 now exceedingly rare, less so in the upper Mississippi valley than 

 elsewhere. 



3 16. Mourning Dove, Carolina Dove {Zenaidura 

 mat roura). L. 1 1.8. Outer tail-feathers slate color at 

 base of inner web. Ad. tf. Chin whitish; sides of 

 head buffy; a black ear mark. Ad. 9- Similar but 

 paler, breast more ashy brown, neck-feathers less 

 iridescent. Notes. Coo-o-o-ah,coo-o-o-coo-o-o-coo-o-o. 



Range. — North America, breeding from West Indies and Mexico 3/6 

 north 10 southern Maine. Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and British 

 Columbia; winters from southern New York, southern Illinois, Kansas 

 and southern C tlifornia southward. 



317. Zenaida Dove {Zenaida ^enaida). L. 10. 



Ad. o 7 *- Tail short, without white markings; all but cen- 

 tral pair of feathers tipped with ashy blue; secondaries 

 tipped with white. Ad. ?. Similar but pinkish of 

 crown and underparts brownish; neck feathers less 

 iridescent. Notes. Resemble those of No. 316, but 

 are louder and deeper. 



Range. — Greater Antilles, coast of Yucatan and Bahamas, north in 

 April to Florida Keys. 



318. White-fronted Dove (Lefitotila fulviventris 

 hrachypte'ra). L. 12. No black ear-mark; under wing- 

 coverts rusty chestnut. Ad. cf . Forehead whitish; 

 all but central pair of tail-feathers tipped with white. 

 Ad. 9. Forehead dingier; breast brownish ashy; 

 neck feathers less iridescent. Notes. A short, soft 



Range. — Central America and Mexico, north in February' to valley 

 of Lower Rio Grande. 



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