COLUMBID^ — THE PIGEONS — MELOPELIA. 



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Melopelia leucoptera, Bonapaete. 



THE WHITE-WINGED DOVE. 



Cdumha leucoptera, Linn.'eus, Syst. Nut. I. 1766, 281. (Not the locality, — "Asia.")— Gmelin, 

 Syst. Nat. I. 1788, 773. — Wagler, Syst. Av. 1827, Columha, No. 71. — M'Call, Vr. A. 

 N. Sc. IV. 1848, 64. — Zenaida leiicojitera, Git.vY, Gen. — Tiiitiir leucopterus, GossE, 

 Birds Jam. 1847, .304. — Melopelia leucoptera, Bon.vparte, Consp. Av. II. IS.W, 81. — 

 Baiud, Birds N. Aiiier. IS.'JS, 60.3. — Coues, Pr. A. N. Sc. 1866, 93. — Makcii, Pr. A. 

 N. Sc. 1863,302. (Jamaica.) 



? C'ohiinha hoilotl, G.MELIS, Syst. Nat. I. 1788, 777. 



Columha trudeaui, Al'dubon, Birds Amcr. VII. 1843, 352; pi. 496. 



Sp. Cii.\I!. Tail moileratcl)' gradiiatcil un the sides. Second and third (jiiills longest. ; 

 first a little shorter ; £i)nrth considerably shorter. In the female the upper parts generally 

 are light olive brown ; the head and neck above purpli.sli, with a black spot below the ear; 

 the lower part of the neck with scale-feathers of metallic golden green. Forehead and 

 nndcr parts light bhiish-gray ; more blue on the sides. Tail featliers, e.\ee]rt the middle, 

 bhush above, black lieneath, broadly terminated with wdiite ; the upper surface witli a bar 

 of black in the end of the blue. Quills (except inner tertials) black, margineil or tipped 

 with white : a broad white patch along the exterior of the greater wing coverts and alular 

 feathers. Bill black, base pinkish-purple; iris purple. Length (female), 11.00; wing, 

 6.00; tail, 4.75. 



Ihih. Valley of Rio Gvanck', westward through New ^Mexico and Southern Arizona, to 

 Cajie St. Lucas. South to Costa Rica. Culia and Jamaica. 



Not iniu'li is kiiiiwii of the habits of tliis dove, altliougli a common species 

 in the region above mentioned. According to Mr. March, the .species is gre- 

 garions, sometimes collecting in \ery large flocks. The eggs are white, like 

 those of all the pigeons ; size 1.30 X O.'-'O. Its geographical distribntion is 

 somewhat peculiar in extending from Cape St. Lucas across the soutlieni 

 border of the United States to the AVest Indies, in this range accompanied 

 by Chamapclia passcrina. 



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C passerina. 



