THE BIRD BOOK 



NEST AND EGGS OF MOURNING DOVE 



H. B. Stough 



317- Zenaida Dove. Zenaida zenaida. 



Range. — West Indies; in summer, on the Florida Keys, but not in great num- 

 bers. 



This species is similar in size to the Mourning Dove, but it has a short and 

 square tail, and the secondaries are tipped with white, and the underparts more 

 ruddy. They generally nest upon the ground, but occasionally in small bushes, 

 laying two white eggs a trifle larger than those of the preceding species. Size 

 1.20 x.90 The nests are made of grasses and twigs, on the ground under bushes. 



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