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Range. Austroriparian and Floridian faunas from e. Tex. to N. C.; 

 accidental in n. N. Y., Pa., N. J., Md., and Va. 



Washington, accidental ; two records, Sept. ; Oct. 



Nest, on the ground or in low trees or bushes. Eggs, 2, white, '85 x '67. 

 Date, San Mateo, Fla., Mch. 12. 



This diminutive Pigeon frequents both pines and "hummocks," 

 lake-shores, and old fields, and in some southern towns is a familiar 

 bird of the quieter streets. It is by no means shy, and runs before one 

 with quick, short steps and a graceful movement of the head. Occa- 

 sionally it holds its tail upright, giving it a peculiar bantamlike appear- 

 ance. Its flight is short, and when on the wing it bears an odd resem- 

 blance to a short-tailed Japanese kite. 



Its favorite roosting-places are densely foliaged orange trees, and 

 frequently when the bird is hidden in their depths one may hear its 

 mellow, crooning coos uttered so softly that they float on the air as 

 though born of the wind. 



320b. C. p. bermudiana Bangs and Bradlee. BERMUDA GROUND 

 DOVE. "Size very small, smaller than C. bahamensis; bill wholly black, 

 exceedingly small and slender (more so than in any other form of the (7. 

 passerina series) ; colors pale and ashy as in C. bahamensis and C. passerina 

 pallescens (Baird), but even paler and grayer throughout than in either; 

 back of c? smoke-gray, of 9 between smoke-gray and broccoli-brown; fore- 

 head and color of breast, in d", vinaceous pink." (Bangs and Bradlee, Auk, 

 XIII, 1901, 25.) 



Range. Resident in the Bermudas. 



322. Geotrygon chrysia (Sahad.). KEY WEST QUAIL-DOVE. Upper- 

 parts rufous, with brilliant metallic reflections; wings rufous; a white line 

 beneath the eye; breast vinaceous; belly white. L., ll'OO; W., 6'20; T., 5'00; 

 B., -50. 



Nest, in trees. Eggs, 2, ochraceous-white, T22 x *94 (Bendire). Date, 

 Cuba, Feb. 



A West-Indian species which occurs during the summer regularly, 

 but, so far as known, only in small numbers in the Florida Keys. 



The Quail Doves inhabit wooded districts where they live on the 

 ground. Their flight is low and noiseless, and, according to my expe- 

 rience with them in Cuba, they are difficult birds to observe unless 

 one can find some tree on the fallen fruits of which they are feeding. 



The RUDDY QUAIL-DOVE (322.1. Geotrygon montana) is a West Indian 

 and Central American species, which has been once recorded from Key West 

 (Atkins, Auk, 1889, 160). It bears a general resemblance to G. chrysia, but 

 the back is more rufous and the belly is deep cream-buff. 



The BLUE-HEADED QUAIL-DOVE (323. Starn&nas cyanocephala) , a 

 Cuban species, was recorded by Audubon from the Florida Keys, but there 

 do not appear to be any later records. The back is olive-brown, the crown 

 and sides of the throat are deep grayish blue, throat black, line beneath the 

 eye white. 



