92 COLUMB^E : Pigeons and Doves 



WHITE-WINGED DOVE 



(319a. Melopelia asiatica trudeaui) 11 in. 



Male: Gray-brown above, wine-colored oh nape and crown; 

 neck and chest lighter; breast pearly gray; a large white area in 

 wing; outer third of tail white except two middle feathers. These 

 white markings are very conspicuous and identify the bird 

 instantly. 



Female: Duller throughout. 



Development of large irrigation projects has brought such in- 

 crease in numbers of this Dove that in some localities it threatens 

 to become a pest. 



MEXICAN GROUND DOVE 



(320a. Chaemepelia passerina pallescens) 6| in. 



Male: Gray-brown above, with bluish-gray nape and hind 

 crown; under parts chiefly vinaceous; head, neck, and breast 

 more or less scale-marked; innermost wing-coverts spotted with 

 metallic violet (sometimes very conspicuous) ; tail nearly square- 

 cut (Inca Dove has long, pointed tail). 



Female: Duller and browner. 



From their habit of feeding, often on fire-swept ground, these 

 birds become so dirty by spring that plumage-characteristics 

 are often invisible. 



INCA DOVE 



(321. Scardafella inca) 8 in. 



Gray-brown above, including crown; pale gray below, buffy 

 on belly; nearly white on throat; everywhere feathers dusky- 

 edged, giving a scaled appearance; tail long and pointed, outer 

 feathers largely white (conspicuous when the bird takes wing). 



In appearance suggests a dwarfed Mourning Dove with scale- 

 marked plumage. 



Said to become almost domesticated as a result of its city- 

 living habit. 



