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BULLETIN 50^ UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Columbigallina passerina terrestris Chapman, Bull. Am. Mus. N. H., iv, no. 1, 

 Dec. 29, 1892, 293, in text ("eastern North America"); Handb. Birds E. N. 

 Am., 1895, 190 (descr.; habits); ed. 1912, 285. — American Ornithologists' 

 Union Committee, Auk, xi, 1894, 47; xix, 1902, 333 (crit.); xx, 1903, 360 

 (crit.); Check List, 2d ed., 1895, no. 320.— Stone, Birds E. Penn. and N. J., 

 1894, 84 (Camden, New Jersey, and Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, acciden- 

 tal). — ^Wayne, Auk, xii, 1895, 364 (Aucilla R., n. w. Florida). — Rhoads, 

 Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1895, 476 (between Harrison and Kingston, Ten- 

 nessee, 1 spec). — Scott, Bird Studies, 1898, 76 (descr.; habits). — Beyer, 

 Proc. La. Soc. Nat. for 1897-99 (1900), 98 (Louisiana, resident).— Fowler, 

 Auk, xxiii, 1906, 399 (Key West, Boca Grande Key, Marquesas Keys, Big 

 ' Pine Key, Vaca Key, and Summerland Key, Florida; habits). — Beyer, 



Allison and Kopman, Auk, xxv, 1908, 440 (Louisiana, rare). — Eaton, Birds 

 New York, 1910, 389 (New York City, two records). 



C[olumbigallina] passerina terrestris Ridgway, Man. N. Am. Birds, 2d ed., 1896, 

 215, 591. 



[Chamaepelia] terrestris Sharpe, Hand-list, i, 1899, 81. 



Chamsepelia terrestris Lowe, Ibis, 1907, 114, 116, 117, in text (crit.); 1908, 110 

 (crit., etc.). 



Chxmepelia passerina terrestris American Ornithologists' Union Committee, 

 Auk, xxvi, July, 1909, 297; Check List, 3d ed., 1910, 150.— Philipp, Auk, 

 xxvii, 1910, 317 (St. James I., South Carolina, 1 pair). — ^^VAYNE, Contr. 

 Charleston Mus., i, 1910, 66 (South Carolina; habits). — Golsan and Holt, 

 Auk, xxxi, 1914, 220 (Autagaand IMontgomery counties, Alabama, breeding). 



CHi^lMEPELIA PASSERINA PALLESCENS Baird. 



MEXICAN GROUND DOVE. 



Similar to 0. p. passerina but averaging decidedly paler, the upper 

 parts more grayish brown (nearly drab-gray), the adult male with 

 head, neck, and anterior under parts decidedly lighter and less red- 

 dish vinaceous (inclining more to light grayish vinaceous) and with 

 bluish gray of occiput, etc., lighter; basal portion of bill red, instead 

 of yellow or orange, in life. 



Adult 7nale.— Length (skins), 155-178 (166); wing, 83-91(87); tail, 

 57-63 (59.5); exposed cuhnen, 11-12 (11.5); tarsus, 15-16 (15.6).« 



Adult female.— Length (skins), 153-172 (162); wing, 84-90(86.5); 

 tail, 57-62 (59); exposed culmen, 11-12 (11.5); tarsus, 15-16 (15.7).'' 



« Twenty specimens. 



b Ten specimens. 



Locality. 



Tarsus. 



MALES. 



Five adult males from southern Texas (Brownsville) 



Five adult males from southern Arizona (Tucson) 



Five adult males from southern Lower California (Cape San Lucas) 



Two adult males from Vera Cruz 



One adult male from Chiapas 



One adult male from Campeche 



FEMALES. 



Three adult females from Southern Texas (Brownsville) 



Two adult females from southern Arizona (Tucson) 



Two adult females from Cape San Lucas 



One adult female from Vera Cruz 



Two adult females from Chiapas 



15.7 

 15.7 

 15.5 

 15.5 

 15.5 

 15. S 



16 



15.5 



16 



15 



15.5 



