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Sub-Family ZENAIDINAE? 
Cu.—Tarsi stout, lengthened ; always longer than the lateral toes, and entirely without feathers ; the tibial joint usually 
denuded. Tarsus sometimes with hexagonal scales anteriorly. Tail feathers sometimes 14. 
‘his sub-family is readily distinguished from the preceding by the longer and more denuded 
tarsi, the feet much better fitted fora terrestrial life. The following sections belong to it: 
é ZENAIDEAE.—Size moderate. Wings lengthened, acute; primaries much longer than the 
tertials ; secondaries short. Tarsus shorter than the middle toe and claw, but longer than the 
 Jatéral ; scutellate anteriorly. 
- Mevoper1a.—Tail short, rounded ; orbits naked. 
a Zenatpa.—Tail short, rounded ; orbits feathered. ; 
ee ZeNAIDURA.—Tail excessively lengthened, cuneate, of fourteen feathers ; orbits naked. 
_ GHAMAEPELIEAR.—Size very small. Secondaries lengthened. Tertials nearly as long as 
primaries. Primaries dark chestnut internally. 
: ‘Curmanpetta.—Tail short, rounded. 
_ ScarpareLta.—Tail very long, cuneate. 
STARNOENADEAE.—Legs' very stout; tarsi decidedly longer than the middle toe, covered ante- 
— riorly with small hexagonal scales or transverse scutellae. Wings short, very broad, and much 
--rounded. ‘Tail short, very broad. ° 
: SraRNOENAS.—Legs very stout ; tarsi covered with hexagonal scales. 
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Grorryaon.—Legs moderate ; tarsi covered with transverse scutellae anteriorly. 
- Comparative measurements of species. 
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Species. Locality. Sex &|Length.| Stretch | Wing.| Tail. | Carsus.} Middle |[ts claw] Bill Along | Specimen 
of wings. toe. alone. | above. | gape. measured. 
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.| Colorado river, Cal. 3 QAO) rere cts 'ets, 6.13 | 6.16 0.92 1.02 0,23 0.52 0.75 | Skin. 
“cencdocttoso -| Petaluma, Cal..... Q MOBZAUY aeocoodc 5.32 | 5.50 0.78 1.00 0.21 0.58]. 0.76 | Skin. 
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Zenaidura (type of margi- North (ork Canadian Ge | 8t50!|teene see] Oncol) 4.33 0.84 0.95. 0.2L 0.57 | 0.72 | Skin..... 
nata—Woodh.) river. 
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5.66 | 5.76 0.69 0.96 0,20 0.59 0.80 | Skin ....... 
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“Starnoenas eyanocephala .| Florida? .....s.eeee 5.43 | 4.34 1.32.) 1.24 0.30 0.58 1.04 | Skin. 
Geotrygon martinica...... Key West, Fla..... 5.91 | 4.58 1.12 1.20 0.26 0.75 1.00 | Skin. 
| LUOLIda cecccec cise 6.14 | 4,20 1.13 1.20 0.25 0.73 0.95 | Skin. 
scorer certee sto cwee| ee -| 3.36 | 2.78 0.61. 0.73 0.16 0.50 0.60 | Skin..... oe 
Tamaulipas, Mex.. -| 3.39 | 2.68 0.62 0.74 0.16 0,50 0.60 | Skin......6 
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dO......08-.+ee+-.| Washington, D. C.. 3.26 | 2.59 0.58 0.70 0.17 0.50 0.60 | Skin. 
aepelia albivitta? ...| Carthagena, N.G..|. oe «.| 3.06 | 2.53 |» 0.62 0.73 0.18 0.47 0.61 | Skin. .. 
0s eeedO.covcecccces[eseees : 3.00°| 2.62 0.59 0.72 0.18 0.48 0.57 | Skin ....... 
Cadereita, N. Leon 3.60 | 4.17 0.61 0.78} 0.20 0.54 Shin. seve 
© “11.00 | 3.75 | cecce|ecceeene|sseneeee|-eeeeres avesawee| RCS Veuve s 
West Indies......0+|.se0e- 10.40 1 6.00 | 4.66 0.91 1.14 0.26 0.60 0.92] Skin. ....0. 
-| Tamaulipas, Mex...] Q |....+2.-)s-0-+ ++.| 6.02 | 4.30 0.94 1.17 0.26 0.76 0.90 | Skin ...... Os 
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