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red ; the vent and under tail-covers pure white ; 

 on the sides of the neck there is the irregular 

 patch of scale like feathers so frequently occur- 

 ring- among the Columlidos, deep black, edged 

 with white. 



THE genus Ectopistes was long since established 

 by Mr. Swainson, for the Passenger and Carolina 

 Pigeons of America. They are closely allied to 

 the last, and differ chiefly from it in the develop- 

 ment of the organs of flight, the wings and tail ; 

 all the species that we know of are gregarious, 

 perform lengthened migrations, and are arboreal 

 in their habits. Swainson. 



ECTOPISTES Generic character. Bill mode- 

 rate, the maxilla with little angle ; " wings 

 very long, pointed, the two first quills longest ; 

 tail cuneated, the four middle feathers lan- 

 ceolate; hinder toe and tarsus equal, the latter 

 half plumed. The fissirostral type." 



Types, E. migrator la. America. 



PASSENGER PIGEON, ECTOPISTES MIGRATORIA, 

 Swainson. Columla migratoria, Linn., etc. Co- 

 lombe voyageuse, Temm. Ectoputes migratoria, 

 Swain., Selby Passenger and Migratory Pigeon 

 and Turtle of British authors. The addition of 

 the above genus to the British list, consists in the 



