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U. S. p. R. E. EXP. AKD SURYEYS — ZOOLOGY — GENERAL REPORT. 



List of specimens. 



Locality. 



FortSteilacoom.W. T. 



Shoalwatcr b.iy 



do 



Fo»t Vauconvcr 



Columbia river. 

 do 



North California 



Fort Tcjon, C.il 



Los Nogales, Mcx 



Mimbres to Rio Grande 

 New Lfon, Mex 



Wbeu 

 collected. 



Sept. 25 



July — , 1853 



July 10 



July 30, 1835 

 May 16, 1835 



July--, 1855 



Whence obtained. Grig. 

 No. 



Dr. Suckley 



Gov. Stevens - . 

 do , 



555 



do... 



.-..do... 



13 



S. F. Baird. 

 do.... 



Lt. Williamson. 

 J. X. de Vesey. 



Maj. Emory 



Dr. Henry 



Lt. Conch 



Collected by — 



Dr. Cooiier. 

 do... 



.do. 



J. K.Townsend. 

 do 



LeBgth. 



Dr. Newberry . 

 Dr. Kennerly . 



Stretch Wing. 



ii wings. 



COLUMBA FLAVIROSTRIS, Wagler, 



Red-billed Dove. 



Columba ftaviroslris, W-4gler, Isis, 1831, S19. — Lawrence, Annals N. Y. Lye. V, May, 1851, 116. 

 Chloroenas Jiavirostris, Eonap. Consp. Av. II, 1854, 52. 



? Celumba iolitaria, McCall, Pr. A. N. Sc. Phila. Ill, July, 1847, 233. Rio Grande, Te.ias. Description 

 refeiring probably to the female of this species. 



Sp.Ch. — Second and tliird quills equal, and decidedly longer than llie first and fourth, also nearly equal. Tail truncate, 

 elighlly rounded. Head and neck all round, breast, and a large patcli on the middle and lesser wing coverts, light cliocolate 

 red, tlie latter deeper and more opaque red ; the middle of the back, scapulars, and tcrtials olive ; the rest of body, wings, and 

 tail very dark slaty blue ; the inferior and concealed surfaces of the latter black. Bill and logs yellow in the dried skin, said to 

 be purple in life ; eyes purple. Length, 14 inches ; wing, 8 ; tail, 5.70. 



Hub. — Lower Rio Grande. 



There is no trace of any metallic scale-like feathers on the neck of this species. The wing 

 feathers, including the greater coverts, are whitish on their external border. There is a tinge 

 of the red on the inside of the wing. 



The Columba solitaria of McCall appears to he closely related to this gpecies, but, judging 

 from the description, appears to differ in having the head and neck bluish rather than red. It 

 may possibly be the female of C. Jiavirostris, as this sex usually has bluish instead of red ; the 

 smaller size, too, would favor this supjjosition.' 



' CoJiunia soliiaria, McCai.l, Pr. A. N. Sc. Phila. Ill, July, 1847, 233. " Length, 13 inches lines, &e. Alar extent 23 

 inches. Wing, from llic flexure, 7 inches 5 lines. Tarsus 1 inch ; middle too 1 inch 2 lines ; fimt toe 9 linos, and longer than 

 the iljird ; naila light flesh color ; feet and legs deep red. Iris dark orange. Bill above, 1 inch 1 line, but feathered to within 5 

 lino of the tip ; reddish near the base, whitish near the tip. Head, chocolate blue. Throat, cliocolate white. Neck and breast, 

 bluish choeulate with brilliant reflections. Back, belly, flanks, under wing coverts, and greater exterior wing coverts, light red 

 color, the last faintly bordered with white. Lcsssr wmg coverts chocolalo red, forming a bright shoulder spot of elliptical 

 thapo. Quill feathers dusky, tinged with lead color on the outer vanes. Third prmiary longest. Upper and under tail coverls 

 bluish lead color. Tail, 5 inches, slightly rounded, of twelve feathers dusky." 



