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Island, La Logartos, and Progreso). West to the coast of Yucatan 

 (Progreso). 



The Zenaida dove is apparently only a visitor to the Florida 

 Keys, arriving about the middle of April and remaining until about 

 October, when they return to the islands of the West Indies. 



Two birds were reported by Pangburn (1919), as seen at Passa- 

 grille, Fla., February 11, 1918, but as no specimen was obtained, 

 the record is considered doubtful. 



Egg dates. — Bahamas and West Indies: 10 records, April 6 to 

 December 8 ; 5 records, May 13 to June 12. 



LEPTOTILA FULVIVENTRIS ANGELICA Bangs and Penard 

 WHITE-FRONTED DOVE 



HABITS 



The white-fronted dove was first discovered as an inhabitant of 

 the United States by George B. Sennett (1878) in the valley of the 

 Rio Grande in southern Texas, of which he writes : 



On April 18th, I obtained my first in a tract of timber a mile below Hidalgo, 

 near the bank of the river. It was shot from the upper branches of the tallest 

 trees. Scattered about the woods in pairs were Colvmba flavirostris, Red- 

 billed Pigeon, and Melopelia leucoptera, White-winged Dove. On the 19th, an- 

 other was shot in the same locality. Five specimens were secured up to the 

 time of leaving, and a number of others seen and heard. It is more secluded 

 than the other Pigeons, and only found among the tallest timber. Seen in the 

 woods, it resembles M. leucoptera both in size and shape of tail, but can be 

 recognized from it at sight by the absence of the large, white wing-patch. 



Recently the northern form of this dove, found in northern Mex- 

 ico and southern Texas, has been separated as a distinct subspecies 

 by Bangs and Penard (1922), given the name angelica, and char- 

 acterized as " similar to Leptotila fulviventris fulviventris Lawrence, 

 but under parts less buffy, the under tail-coverts almost pure white ; 

 forehead more grayish, less vinaceous ; neck and chest less vinaceous." 



Spring. — Sennett (1879) writes: 



Dr. Finley reports the arrival of this Pigeon at the vicinity of Hidalgo and 

 Lomita about the middle of February, its departure having taken place in 

 November. Although it is less numerous than the Red-billed Pigeon, yet, by 

 its peculiar note, it is easily distinguished from all other species, and can thus 

 be readily obtained. We heard it daily. It is so much more retiring in its 

 habits than other Pigeons, that were it not for the peculiarity we mention, 

 it would be met with very seldom. It frequents the dense and heavy growth 

 of timber, and long and frequent were our endeavors to find its nest. 



Nesting. — On May 27, 1923, we found the white-fronted dove 

 quite common and breeding in the dense forest around the Resaca 

 de la Palma, near Brownsville, Tex. These and the mourning and 

 white-winged doves were especially abundant and much in evidence 



