22 BIRDS OF THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA — PART 2 



It may be noted also that Nesopelia of the Galapagos Islands in addi- 

 tion to its different form of the bill has the frontal area of the skull 

 greatly narrowed and the lachrymal reduced compared to Zenaida. 



Figure 4. — Mourning dove, paloma rabiaguda, Zenaidura macroura. 



ZENAIDURA MACROURA TURTURILLA Wetmore 



Zenaidura macroura turturilla Wetmore, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 69, 

 September 12, 1956, p. 123. (El Espino, Provincia de Panama, Panama.) 



Characters. — Generally similar in pale color to Z. m. marginella, 

 but smaller in size. 



A female taken at Puerto Aguadulce, Code, March 11, 1962, had 

 the iris dark brown ; bare skin around eye and on lores dark neutral 

 gray ; bill black ; tarsus and toes dull red ; claws black. 



Measurements. — Males (6 from Panama), wing 135.2-139.9 

 (137.3), culmen 13.5-14.0 (13.9, average of 4), tarsus 20.3-22.3 

 (21.2) mm. 



Females (3 from Panama), wing 124.7-129.7 (127.0), culmen 13.1- 

 13.3 (13.2, average of 2), tarsus 18.9-21.5 (20.2) mm. 



Resident. Locally common in the tropical lowlands of the Pacific 

 slope from western Chiriqui (base of Volcan de Chiriqui) through 

 southern Veraguas (Sona, Santiago, San Francisco, Calobre) and 

 Code (Puerto Aguadulce, Penonome, Anton) to western Provincia de 

 Panama (El Espino, Playa Coronado, base of Cerro Chame). 



