Order COLUMBJE. Family COLUMBIM3. 

 PASSENGER PIGEON; WILD PIGEON. 



31o. nctopistes migratorius. 16 in. 



Above bluish-slate. Below rusty-brown. 

 Tail long and graduated, the outer feath- 

 ers largely white. Iridescent on sides of 

 neck. No black on head. Female browner 

 above and paler below. 



Nest. A few sticks.and twigs high in trees. 

 One or two pure white eggs. 



Range. Formerly bred in northern half of 

 eastern U. S. and southern Canada. Now 

 nearly if not quite extirpated. 



MOURNING DOVE. 

 316. Zenaidura macroura macroura. 12 in. 



Olive-brown above and huffy-gray below. 

 Sides of neck iridescent. Black spot always 

 on the sides of the head. Long tail with 

 white tips to outer feathers. 



Nest. Frail, of twigs and weeds. In bushes, 

 trees or on the ground. Two white eggs. 



Range. Breeds throughout U. S. and 

 southern Canada. 98 



