PATAGONIAN EXPEDITIONS I ZOOLOGY. 



FIG. 20. 



Tarsus, i.i inches. 



Color. General color above dusky or sooty brown, below dove gray 

 with a strong tinge of vinaceous. 



Head : Gray with vinous tinge, the sides and cheeks darker and lacking 

 any vinaceous shading. 



Neck : Gray, with a vinaceous tint. 



Back : Entire mouth, the scapular and upper wing-coverts dusky brown, 

 or sooty, tipped with white triangular spots, most conspicuous on the 

 upper coverts. The outer greater wing-coverts are gray with a strong 

 bluish tinge, and bordered with white ; their tips, 

 the rump and upper tail coverts are deep lead color. 



Wings : Primary and secondary quills deep dusky 

 gray with narrow white edging. The under sides of 

 the wings are light lead color. 



Tail : Deep lead color with a black terminal band. 

 Lower parts : The entire lower parts except the under 

 tail coverts, are gray dove color, with a vinous tint. 

 The under tail coverts are deep lead color. 

 "Iris white or light slate" (White). "Beak grey; 

 legs red" (A. Peel). 



The sexes are similar in appearance. 

 Geographical Range. Uruguay, Argentine Republic and northern 

 Patagonia. 



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Columba maculosa 

 Profile of head and 

 neck. 2 A natural size. 



This bird is not represented in the collections made by the Princeton 

 Expeditions and the descriptions here given are based on specimens in 

 the British Museum of Natural History, and on a single individual in 

 the Princeton University Museum. 



Barrows says of this pigeon : 



"A common resident at Concepcion, where it is found in large flocks 

 through the year. Many nests were found early in November, all placed 

 in trees in dry woods, and only ten or fifteen feet from the ground. 



