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to a difference in age. One has this area plumbeus with a tinge of 

 purple ; the other, pale seal brown. The former is in perfect feather, 

 the latter has new tertials and inner primaries and outer secondaries, 

 the other remiges being faded and abraded. Iris and feet carmine; 

 bill black. 



23. Columba fasciata Say. 



Mr. Barber took one specimen at an elevation of 8,400 feet near 

 Tecpam. None were seen at lower altitudes. 



24. Columba nigrirostris Sclater. 



Three specimens, one from Puerto Barrios and two from Los 

 Amates, comprise the series. One of the lot, evidently immature, 

 has rusty margins on all of its wing feathers, and scatteringly else- 

 where. On the occiput and nape of this specimen the rusty-tipped 

 feathers were being replaced by those of grayish Indian purple 

 characteristic of adults. Iris pink in adults, orange in younger 

 birds; bill black; feet purple. 



25. Zenaidura macroura (Linnceus). 



Mourning doves, by thousands, throng the country between 

 Gualan and El Rancho, at least during the dry season, where they 

 live about the numerous corn fields which at that season are in the 

 harvest. One specimen w r as taken at El Rancho. 



26. Melopelia leucoptera (Linn&us). 



White-winged doves were found associated with the last species 

 at El Rancho and elsewhere. Two specimens were taken, one at 

 El Rancho, the other near Tecpam. 



27. Claravis pretiosa (Ferrari-Perez). 



This dove was seen only in the Motagua valley near Los Amates. 

 It appeared to prefer shingly beaches along the forest streams instead 

 of cultivated land. Five specimens were secured. Iris lake red; 

 bill pale blue; feet flesh color. 



28. Leptotila fulviventris brachyptera (Salvadori). 

 White-fronted doves were found common everywhere. Eleven 



specimens were taken, as follows: One from Los Amates, one from 

 Gualan, one from Lake Amatitlan, one from Lake Atitlan, one at 

 8,400 feet, near Tecpam, five at Patulul and one at San Jose. They 

 were usually found in trees in the forest, and appeared to subsist 



