598 U. 8S. P. R. R. EXP. AND SURVEYS—ZOOLOGY—GENERAL REPORT. 
List of specimens. 
Catal.) Sex. Locality. When Whence obtained. | Orig Collected by— | Length.| Stretch | Wing. 
No. collected. No. of wings. 
8740 |..---- Fort Steilacoom, W. T.| Sept. 25 ----| Dr. Suckley----- ONE) | SE AReoseme Sane BocoSene| |sasageed beaded 
8738 Opiishoadlwaterbay--sss-|2-.-6=-s---= Gov. Stevens - ..|_....- DTN Cooper eo cecs|=a—— =a eee eee 
8734 Gun |seeeee (eee csa bes (SSauoeeeeeod) eascras Gove =- see |seacealose eee dos. Sees es) s-oe ee |e eeeeen | ener 
8733 Q | Fort Vancouver -.-. | July —, 1853 |.-.--- dorAnaeaee yes tate eee dome ces bck aaas (Paces 5 See 
MIO: | baseoeles sec doesese acco as= Jt) Ober nal |e Ome sawear |peeane | eee GSS Sead Roccasee | SSacorae escass 
1933 fot Columbia river..---- July 30,1835 | S. F. Baird. -.-.. | Deca Jaekelownsendisssecsereleseeeseeieoeeee 
2825 OM Saas. dose n ses senee May 16, 1835 |-_..-- dosee ass? Sepals, (Oso she: |bedadosal saaqasoo leone 
4468 |...-.- North Californias; -—\|-=-=o= =.e Lt. Williamson. -|--..-- Dr ae NG wD ei votes ett te alam | rete 
Fort Tejon, Cal.---- Bee ee So sosa|| Ah CGN Gh an Seats Beas emeaead BeEs asad ems o Ss basco 
STE 8 Coe aes Los Nogales, Mex.--.| July —-, 1855 | Maj. Emory. -.--- 86)|(eDiraikennerlycs|oo=e sos 4|2 2 cenee|eo—aee 
EY) esaaee Mimbres to Rio Grande|--.--.------ IDs Ea ea leds seosas esa Ade bed Peete passe eue bsoods 
4109 Om |New leon; Mexiye-ss|-eoeen eens = Tit COUGI oe re oe | Sem cra ee led ee a er ei 
COLUMBA FLAVIROSTRIS, Wagler. 
Red-billed Dove. 
Columba flavirostris, Wacuer, Isis, 1831, 519.—Lawrence, Annals N. Y. Lyc. V, May, 1851, 116. 
Chloroenas flavirostris, Bonar. Consp. Av. If, 1854, 52. 
2 Columba solitaria, McCait, Pr. A. N. Sc. Phila. II, July, 1847, 233. Rio Grande, Texas. Description 
referring probably to the female of this species. 
Sp. Cu.—Second and third quills equal, and decidedly longer than the first and fourth, also nearly equal. ‘Tail truncate, 
slightly rounded. Head and neck all round, breast, and a large patch on the middle and lesser wing coverts, light chocolate 
red, the latter deeper and more opaque red ; the middle of the back, scapulars, and tertials olive ; the rest of body, wings, and 
tail very dark slaty blue ; the inferior and concealed surfaces of the latter black. Bill and legs yellow in the dried skin, said to 
be purple in life; eyes purple. Length, 14 inches; wing, 8; tail, 5.70. 
Hab.—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 be closely related to this species, 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. jlavirostris, as this sex usually has bluish instead of red; the 
smaller size, too, would favor this supposition.1 
* Columba solitaria, McCauz, Pr. A. N. Sc, Phila. I, July, 1847, 233, ‘‘ Length, 13 inches 9 lines, &@, Alar extent 23 
inches. Wing, from the flexure, 7 inches 5 lines. Tarsus 1 inch ; middle toe 1 inch 2 lines; first toe 9 lines, and longer than 
the third ; nails light flesh color ; fect and legs deep red. Iris dark orange. Bill above, 1 inch 1 line, but feathered to within 5 
lines of the tip ; reddish near the base, whitish near the tip. Head, chocolate blue. Throat, chocolate white. Neck and breast, 
bluish chocolate with brilliant reflections. Back, belly, flanks, under wing coverts, and greater exterior wing coverts, light red 
color, the last faintly bordered with white. Lesser wing coverts chocolate red, forming a bright shoulder spot of elliptical 
shape. Quili feathers dusky, tinged with lead coloron the outer vanes. Third primary longest. Upper and under tail coverts 
bluish lead color. Tail, 5 inches, slightly rounded, of twelve feathers ; dusky.”’ 
