Appendix. 



8. Band-tailed Pigeon; Columba fasciata Say. 



Length sixteen inches. Tail square, with a 

 blackish subterminal band (often inconspicuous). 

 Head purple or wine red; back lustrous bluish 

 or greenish brown; lower parts purple, varying 

 from pinkish to bluish. A white collar on back 

 of neck. Female similar to male, but colors 

 duller. The only pigeon found in California, 

 breeding in the mountains and flocking to the 



' valleys during the winter. 



9. Mourning-Dove; Zenaidura macroura (lSmr\,') 



Length twelve and a half inches. Tail long and 

 pointed, outer feathers broadly tipped with 

 white. Head bluish gray, changing on back and 

 on neck to soft olive-brownish; breast pale pink 

 purplish, changing to bufi^ on belly. Sides of 

 neck faint iridescent purplish and greenish; a 

 blackish spot below the ear. Very generally 

 distributed and common throughout the State. 

 A characteristic quivering call uttered as it 

 flies, and a mournful coo' coo uttered while at 

 rest. 



10. White-winged Dove; Melopelia leucoptera 

 (Linn.). 



May be distinguished by the large patch of white 

 on the wings and the blackish tail broadly 

 bordered with white. General colors soft 

 brownish and bluish ash. Top of head and 

 back of neck wine purple. Occurs in Cali- 

 fornia only in the extreme south and south- 

 eastern part of the State. 



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