COLUMBID:: PIGEONS 
316. Zenaidura macroura 
MOURNING DOVE. 12 inches 
Male. Above, head bluish gray, with a black spot on side; neck 
iridescent; black spots on wings; back brownish; tail long 
and tapering, outer feathers black tipped with white. Below 
pinkish brown. Female and Immature. Duller colors, the 
young do not have the black spot on side of head. Also called 
Carolina Dove; it might be mistaken for a cuckoo ora pigeon; 
feeds on grain and weed seeds. Note. Coo-00, coo, coo, coo. 
Nest. Built loosely of sticks, low in a tree, sometimes on the 
ground. ~ 
Breeds. Locally in southern New England, especially on Cape 
Cod. April to October. 
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