BIEDS OF NOETH AND MIDDLE AMEEICA. 497 



STARNCENAS CYANOCEPHALA (Linnaeus). 



BLUE-HEADED QITAIL-DOVE. 



Adults (sexes alike). — Pileum plain grayish blue (nearly parula blue) 

 bordered by a band of black, this broadest from immediately behind 

 the eye around occiput, narrower and less distinct on sides of fore- 

 head; hindneck bro\vnish drab, passing mto a more vinaceous hue 

 on posterior sides of neck; rest of upper parts plain deep buffy broAvn, 

 becoming slightly olivaceous posteriorly, the distal wing-coverts with 

 indistmct and not sharply defined paler (sometimes slightly cinna- 

 momeous) margins; primary coverts and primaries deep brownish 

 gray (nearest deep mouse gray) , the outer webs of the latter narrowly 

 (sometimes indistinctly) edged with pale cinnamon; middle pair of 

 rectrices concolor with upper tail-coverts, etc., the rest of tail much 

 darker, with inner webs more grayish; a broad white stripe, involving 

 the chin and anterior portion of malar region and extending thence 

 beneath lores and eyes across auricular region to sides of nape, where 

 much narrower; beneath this a line of black, growing broader ante- 

 riorly and confluent with a large black area covering throat and fore- 

 neck, endmg on median portion of upper chest m a rounded outline 

 bordered with white, the feathers of this white border narrowly 

 tipped with black, those on sides of foreneck (or anterior portion of 

 sides of neck) broadly tipped with grayish blue; chest and upper 

 breast dull vinaceous-lilac medially passing mto bulfy brownish later- 

 ally and into wood brown on sides and flanks, the lower breast and 

 abdomen more nearly fawn color; under taU-coverts deep bufl'y 

 brown, or light olive-brown, indistinctly margined termmally with 

 paler; axillars and under wing-coverts mostly light fawn color or cin- 

 namon; bill coral red basaUy, light blue or grayish blue terminally; 

 iris deep or dark brown; legs and feet dull pinkish white or pinkish, 

 the scales of tarsi deeper reddish, the scutella of toes purplish or 

 purplish red. 



Adult maZe.— Length (skins), 288-345 (309); wmg, 142-146.5 

 (144.6); tail, 99-107 (101.7); exposed culmen, 13-14.5 (13.7); tarsus, 

 33-35 (34.1); middle toe, 23-24.5 (23.8).« 



Adult female.— Length (skins), 291-337 (313); wing, 144-147 

 (145.5); tail, 99.5-102.5 (100.8); exposed culmen, 13-14.5 (13.8); 

 tarsus, 31-34 (32.3); middle toe, 23.5-25 (24).^ 



Cuba (Guantanamo; Bemba; San Diego de los Baiios; Bayate, 

 Santiago de Cuba); Isle of Pines; formerly found in Jamaica (where 



a Five specimens. b Three specimens. 



1957°— Bull. 50, pt 7—16 32 



