WHITE-FRONTED DOVE 
318. Leptotila fulviventris brachyptera. 12 in. 
No black ear-mark; under wing coverts rusty chest- 
nut. Forehead whitish; all but central pair of tail 
feathers tipped with white. 
Nest.—Indistinguishable from that of the next species. 
Range.—Central America and Mexico, north in Feb- 
ruary to valley of Lower Rio Grande. 
WHITE-WINGED DOVE 
319. Melopelia asiatica. 12 in. 
Large black patch on the ears; tail only moderate- 
ly long, and broadly rounded, with large white ends 
to the outer feathers. Besides the regular cooing notes, 
common to doves, this species has a peculiar song lik- 
ened by some, to the first attempts at crowing, of a 
young rooster. 
Nest.—A shabby platform of twigs, lined with bits 
of weeds, moss and leaves; placed at any height from 
the ground in bushes, trees or cacti. Eggs white. 
Range.—Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and casually 
southern Florida, southward. 
