Appendix. 



Largest of the grouse. Length over two feet. 

 Distinguished by an irregular patch of black on 

 the breast, the under parts being mostly white. 

 General color mottled black, white and brown. 

 A series of long stiff neck plumes are charac- 

 teristic of this species. Found on the eastern 

 slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the 

 sage-brush country. 



KEY TO PIGEON AND DOVE FAMILY. 



A. Size medium or large (12 to 16 inches). 



1 . Large white patch on wing. 



White-winged Dove . . 10 



2. No white patch on wing. 



a. Tail square with black band across its 

 center. A conspicuous white line on 

 back of neck. 



Band-tailed Pigeon . . 8 



b. Tail long and pointed, broadly edged 

 with white. 



Mourning-Dove ... 9 



B. Size very small (6 inches). 



Ground-Dove . . . 11 



THE PIGEON AND DOVE FAMILY. 



Long, pointed wings, small head and swift flight. 

 Bill rather delicate, with a soft swollen cushion 

 at the base. Feet well developed. Food con- 

 sists largely of seeds. Of some three hundred 

 species of this family in the world but two are 

 widely distributed in California. 



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