CAROLINA PIGEON. 97 



Vicill. Ois. d*Amer. Sept. 4. Temm. Pig. Ind. 487. Lath. 



Ind. Orn. 2. 613. 71. 

 Columba marginata. Linn. Syst. Nat. 1.286. 10. Gmel. Syst. 



Nat. 1. 791. 40. -Lath. Ind. Orn. 2. 6l4. 73. 

 Turtur Americanus. Briss. Orn. 1. 101. 24. 

 La Tourte ou Tourterelle de la Caroline. Buff. Ois. 2. 557- 



Buff. PI. Enl. 175. female. 

 Tourterelle d'Am6rique. Buff. Ois. 2. 552. 

 Colombe Tourte. Temm. Pig. (8vo.) p. 355. 

 Long-tailed Dove. Ediuards. pi. 1 5. male. 

 Marginated Pigeon. Lath. Gen. Syn. 4. 664. 63. 

 Carolina Pigeon. Penn. Arct. Zool. 2. 188. 14. Catesb. Carol. 



1. pi. 14. Lath. Gen. Syn. 4. 663. fo.Wils. Ar*er. Orn. V. 



p. gi.pl. XLIII.f. i. 



THE male of this species measures eleven inches 

 in length, the tail being about six : he is princi- 

 pally distinguished by having a black spot with 

 violet reflections on each side beneath the ears : 

 the fore-part of the head and throat are rufous 

 brown: the occiput is of a bluish ash-colour: the 

 upper parts of the bird are of a deep grey-brown ; 

 the scapulars, and the greater wing-coverts nearest 

 the body, are marked towards their extremities 

 with black spots of different sizes : the lower 

 part of the back, the rump, and the upper tail- 

 coverts, are of a grey tinge : the lower part of the 

 neck has a reflection of violet and green-gold : the 

 breast and fore-part of the neck are of a rose- 

 colour, growing paler as it approaches the sides : 

 from the base of the beak to the eyes on each side 

 is a white stripe : the quills are of a deep brown, 

 rosaceous on the outer margin : the belly, thighs, 

 and under tail -co verts, are brown, mixed with 



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