CASSIN'S DOVE 



neck and most of the under parts pale vinaceous 

 drab or pinkish gray fading to whitish on chin 

 and abdomen; under surface of wing cinnamon, 

 (visible in flight). Iris orange yellow; bill 

 black; feet red; bare skin surrounding eye blue. 



Female. Similar to male. 



Young. Coloration much duller than in 

 adults. 



The commonest and most widely distributed 

 of the larger doves of the Canal Zone. It is 

 an inhabitant of the brushy jungle and of the 

 dry and more open country, rather than of the 

 forest. It also occurs in the islands of P?nama 

 Bay and is often found about, and even in, die 

 i owns and cities, if not too much molested. 

 Usual note a slow soft mournful coo ; when heard 

 nearby it is often four-syllabled, but the third 

 is louder and longer than the others and carries 

 to a much farther distance, being therefore often 

 the only one heard. The final syllable is indis- 

 tinctly separated from the third and slightly 

 higher, giving an inquiring tone to the call. 

 This bird also makes such motions with its head 

 and tail as are described for the next species, 

 L. c. cassini. It generally keeps in rather low 

 trees on or near the ground. 



8 Leptotila cassini cassini (Lawrence) 

 Cassin's Dove 



Length, 246 mm. (9.70 in.); tail, 86 mm. 

 (3.40 in.). 

 Male. Above olive brown, grayer and glossed 



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