WHITE-FRONTED DOVE 



318. Leptotila fulviventris brachyptera. 12 in. 



No black ear-mark; under wing coverts rusty chest- 

 nut. Forehead whitish; all but central pair of tail 

 feathers tipped with white. 



Nest. Indistinguishable from that of the next species. 



Range. Central America and Mexico, north in Feb- 

 ruary to valley of Lower Rio Grande. 



WHITE-WINGED DOVE 



319. Melopelia asiatica. 12 in. 



Large black patch on the ears; tail only moderate- 

 ly long, and broadly rounded, with large white ends 

 to the outer feathers. Besides the regular cooing notes, 

 common to doves, this species has a peculiar song lik- 

 ened by some, to the first attempts at crowing, of a 

 young rooster. 



Nest. A shabby platform of twigs, lined with bits 

 of weeds, moss and leaves; placed at any height from 

 the ground in bushes, trees or cacti. Eggs white. 



Range. Texas, Xew Mexico, Arizona and casually 

 southern Florida, southward. 



