THE BIRD BOOK 



NKSr AND KGGS OK i\l(JUIlN]NG DOVE 



H. B. Stough 



Zeiiaidd 



:e)iaida. 

 in summer, on the Florida Keys, 



l)Ut not in great num- 



317. Zenaida Dovk. 



Range. — West Indies; 

 bers. 



This species is similar in si2;e to the Mourning Dove, but it has a short and 

 square tail, and the secondaries are tipped with white, and the underparts more 

 ruddy. They generally nest upon the ground, but occasionally in small bushes, 

 laying two white eggs a trifle larger than those of the preceding species. Size 

 1.20 X.90 The nests are made of grasses and twigs, on the ground under bushes. 



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