VERREAUX'S DOVE 



feathers black; markings on wings chestnut 

 (instead of black) ; f oreneck and chest pale drab 

 passing to white on chin and throat and paler 

 on remaining under parts, the under tail coverts 

 russet. 



Young. Similar to female, the immature 

 male in intermediate plumage. 



Unlike the other small ground doves this one 

 frequents the thick jungle and forest singly or in 

 pairs, flying up when startled with a whistling 

 sound produced by its wings. Tri3 contrast in 

 coloring between male and female assists in iden- 

 tification. I saw a pair up the Chilibri River, 

 my attention being attracted to them by their 

 soft dove-like coos, although unfortunately I 

 did not make a note on them at the time. They 

 were walking about on the shore of the stream 

 under some bushes. Another time I saw a pair 

 near Gamboa fly out of a thicket. 



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7. Leptotila verreauxi verreauxi (Bonaparte) 

 Verreaux's Dove. "Paloma Rabiblanca" 



Length, 266 mm. (10.50 in.); tail, 102 mm. 

 4.00 in.). 



Male. Drab gray above fading to pale vina- 

 ceous gray on forehead, the sides of the crown 

 tinged with vinaceous, the hindneck glossed 

 with metallic purplish bronze and green; the 

 middle tail feathers like upper parts, the outer 

 tail feathers darker, the four outermost pairs 

 tipped with white; sides of head and neck, fore- 

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