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1760 describes a mourning dove sent to de Reaumur by Chervain, 

 and it is described in more or less detail by Saint-Mery, Descourtilz 

 and Baron Wimpffen. 



In the Dominican Republic Wetmore found it common in the 

 semi-arid section extending from Comendador to Azua on April 30 

 and May 1, 1927. Cherrie reported it from San Cristobal, Honduras 

 and San Jose de Ocoa (which he terms Maniel). Kaempfer found 

 it at Sanchez, and Christy and Verrill obtained specimens near La 

 Vega. Wetmore recorded it near Santiago May 31, 1927. Peters 

 found it rather rare on the north coast in 1916 as he observed it only 

 iiear the fort at Monte Cristi. In the interior Abbott secured four 

 males and one female near Constanza on September 22 and 28 and 

 October 1, 1916, and April 29 and May 1, 1919, obtaining one at an 

 altitude of 1,500 metres. Wetmore recorded it commonly in the 

 open valley of Constanza from May 18 to 25, and found a few scat- 

 tered through the open pine lands. He collected two on May 18 and 

 20 which were prepared for skeletons. He found the mourning dove 

 in the clearings at El Rio on May 29. Danforth found it especially 

 abundant near Monte Cristi. Ciferri sent specimens to Moltoni, 

 taken at Sabana San Thome, San Juan, October 10 and 23, 1928. 



In Haiti, where the country is more open and the climate on the 

 average drier, the mourning dove is more common. Two specimens 

 were sent to the Smithsonian Institution from Port-au-Prince by 

 A. E. Younglove in 1866, one of them being still in the United States 

 National Museum collections. Cory reported this dove from Gantier 

 and Petionville, in the former locality as abundant. In 1917 Bartsch 

 recorded this species at Thomazeau, April 2, near Glore April 3, 

 Trou Caiman April 4, and near Port-au-Prince April 19 to 25. On 

 the southwestern peninsula he found it near Jeremie April 10 to 15, 

 Trou des Roseaux April 13 and 14, Petit Goave April 8 and 9, and 

 Miragoane April 9. In 1927 Wetmore recorded several March 29 in 

 mesquite thickets near the city of Port-au-Prince and observed others 

 drinking from the Riviere Cul-de-Sac near Damien on April 29. 

 Several were seen at the Etang Miragoane April 1, and doves were 

 common in open fields at Fonds-des-Negres April 2 and 5, Aquin 

 April 3, and L'Acul April 4. Several were observed near La Trem- 

 blay April 7. On the Riviere Jaquisy below Furcy this dove was 

 common April 8 and 9, and its voice at the earliest hint of dawn was 

 the first bird note of the morning. On La Selle from April 9 to 15 

 it was common, being especially abundant in the cultivated fields of 

 the Jardins Bois Pin. Mourning doves called from the trees about 

 camp at the head of the Riviere Chotard and were found assembled 

 in little flocks in open fields dotted with dead trees. The mourning 

 dove was seen at Chapelle Faure and Furcy April 17. It was ob- 



