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Zenaida zenaida zenalda Bangs & Zappey, Am. Nat., XXXIX, 1905, 197 (Almaci- 

 gos). — Re.\d, I. of Pines News, VI, Feb. 21, 1914 (I. of Pines). 



"Zenaida Dove" Re.\d, Oologist, XXVIII, 1911, 10 (Nuevas River), 113 (West 

 McKinley). 



Ten specimens: Los Indies and McKinley. 



These are indistinguishable from Bahaman specimens, although the 

 individual variation is considerable. Females are noticeably duller 

 than males. 



The Zenaida Dove is generally distributed in the dry country north 

 of the Cienaga, and is often found associated with the West Indian 

 Mourning Dove, although only about half as numerous as the latter. 

 Both kinds are shot for food during the open season. Only a few 

 were seen about Nueva Gerona, but at Los Indios it was fairly common, 

 occurring in good-sized flocks through the fall and early winter months. 

 A nest supposed to belong to this species was found in the mangroves 

 along the Los Indios River late in April. 



70. Zenaiduramacrouramacroura (Linnaeus). West Indian Mourn- 

 ing Dove. 



Colutnba carolinensis (not of Linnaeus) Poey, Mem. Hist. Nat. Cuba, 1854, 427 



(Nueva Gerona, fide Gundlach). 

 Zenaidura macroura Cory, Cat. W. Indian Birds, 1892, 97 (I. of Pines, in geog. 



distr.). 

 Zenaidura macroura bella Bangs & Zappey, Am. Nat., XXXIX, 1905, 197 (Rio 



Santiago and El Hospital; habits). 

 "Mourning Dove" Read, Forest and Stream, LXXIII, 1909, 452 (I. of Pines). — 



Read, Oologist, XXVI, 1909, 58 (I. of Pines). 

 "West Indian Mourning Dove" Read, Oologist, XXVII, 1910, 5 (Nuevas River), 



84 (McKinley to Nueva Gerona); XXVIII, 191 1, 3 (McKinley), 10 (Nuevas 



River), 113 (West McKinley), 146 (Bibijagua); XXX, 1913, 123 (McKinley 



and Nuevas River), 125, 127 (Santa Barbara), 130 (I. of Pines), 164 (Santa 



Barbara to Nueva Gerona), 168 (Los Indios). — Read, I. of Pines News, VI, Apr. 



25, 1914 (Pine River). 

 Zenaidura macroura macroura Re.\d, Bird-Lore, XIII, 191 1, 44 (McKinley); XV> 



1913, 45, and XVI, 1914, 50 (Santa Barbara). 

 Zenaidura macroura marginata (lapsus) Read, Oologist, XXVIII, 1911, 11 (I. of 



Pines). 

 Zenaidura carolinensis marginata Read, I. of Pines News, VI, Feb. 21, 1914 (I. of 



Pines, habits). 



Eleven specimens: Bibijagua, Los Indios, and Bogarona. 



After comparing these with a series from the eastern United States 

 I must confess that I am not very favorably impressed with the claims 

 of the respective forms to recognition as subspecies. The separation 



