346 WILD PIGEONS AND DOVES 



THE WHITE-WINGED DOVE. 



White-winged doves are so called from the white 

 mark on their wings. They are about the same size 

 as the Carolina dove, and afford excellent sport in 

 Arizona. I read recently of over one hundred being 

 taken by a single gun in a day, which is quite too many, 

 but indicates their abundance. The law should limit 

 the bag to twenty-five birds per diem, or perhaps less. 

 The citizens might then occasionally have a dove pie 

 without danger of exterminating the birds. The white- 

 wings have but a limited distribution, and may be said 

 to be distinctly a Southwestern bird. It is remark- 

 able that this particular part of the country should 

 have the greatest variety of feathered game. 



THE GROUND DOVE. 



This is the smallest of all the doves, being not much 

 larger than a sparrow. It flies swiftly, like the Caro- 

 lina dove, with the same whistling sound. This bird 

 is distributed from the Carolinas to Southern Arizona 

 and Southern California. 



There are several other pigeons and doves indigenous 

 to parts of the United States, but confined to such 

 small areas, or being so few in number, as to be unim- 

 portant to sportsmen. These are referred to in the 

 appendix. 



