Pigeons and Doves. 



319. White-winged Dove (Melopelia leucoptera). 

 L. 12. Wing-coverts, externally, widely margined 

 with white; large black ear marks. Ads. All but cen- 

 tral pair of tail-feathers bluish slate with a black band 

 and whitish tip. Notes. A loud, crowing cooker ee- 

 cookeree-coo-ree-coo, crow-co-er-coo, crow-co-er-coo. 



Range.— Southern border of United States from Texas to Arizona* 

 south to Lower California and Central America, Cuba and Jamaica, 

 casual at Key West, Florida. 



320. Ground Dove; Mourning Dove {Columbigal- 

 lina passerina terrestris). L. 6.7. Smallest of our 

 Doves. Ad. rf. Forehead and underparts deep vina- 

 ceous pink; hindhead and nape ashy blue margined 

 with dusky; base of bill coral, tip black. Ad. ?. 

 Forehead and breast brownish gray; breast feathers 

 with dusky centers and margins. Notes. A soft, 

 crooning coo. 



Range.— Atlantic and Gulf States north to northern North Carolina, 

 west to eastern Texas; more common near coast. 



320a. Mexican Ground Dove (C. p>. pallescens). 

 Similar to No. 320, but forehead and underparts much 

 paler; back grayer. 



Range. — Texas to southern California and south to Central America. 



320b. Bermuda Ground Dove (C. p. bermudiana). 

 Similar to 320a, but smaller and paler; bill wholly 

 black. (Bangs and Bradlee.) 



Range. — Bermuda. 



32 1. Inca Dove {Scardafella inca). L. 8. Ads. 

 Tail long, outer feathers tipped with white; plumage 

 above and below margined with dusky, giving a scaled 

 appearance. 



Range. — Southern Texas (San Antonio), southern Mexico and 

 southern Arizona south to Lower California and Central America. 



322. Key West Quail-Dove {Geotrygon chrysia). 

 L. 12. Ads. A white line below eye; belly white; 

 back rich rusty with beautiful, metallic, purplish, green 

 and blue reflections; tail rusty with no white. 



Range.— Cuba, Hayti, Bahamas and, rarely, Florida Keys. 



322.1. Ruddy Quail-Dove {Geotrygon montana). 

 L. 11. Ad. c?. No white line below eye; breast dull 

 pinkish; belly deep buff; back rich rusty with purplish 

 reflections, tail rusty without white. Ad. 9. Above 

 olive-brown with greenish reflections; below rusty 

 buff. 



Range. — Mexico south to Brazil; West Indies; casual at Key West 

 Florida 



323. Blue-headed Quail Dove (Staminas cyanocep- 

 hala). L. 12. Ads. Crown and sides of throat dull 

 blue; middle of upper breast black with white bars 

 and pinkish tips; belly rusty brown, lower back as in 

 No. 316. Notes. A hollow sounding bu-ub, the first 

 syllable long, the second short. (Gundlach.) 



Range. — Cuba, and rarely Florida Keys. 



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