('(•I.i'MnilLK — TIIK PIOEOXS. 



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iiii'tiillic golik!n-}.'ix'fii, with 111) CM.'wixioiml l)i'()uzy n'llci'tinu, the t'ciillicrs sihiicwIkiI 



s(|ii!iiiiatt'. Hill iiiid i'l'ft y<'llc)\v, lilt' luniiui' liliick at tin,' cml ; ii'i-; reel. [,i'ii,i.'lli, alMiul 



l").Ol); uiiij;', S.SO ; tail, (i. id. /•'I'liiiilc siiiallor, and less (lucply cDlorL'il, tlic iim|ili>li lint 



more! ashy; scuiicliiiics with llu' 



iiiirlial whilr haml (iliscilcic or 



wauliiiu''; till' aliiloiiu.'ii whitish, 



dr. 



IIaii. I'arilic rroviiici' of 

 riiituil Slat<'s, and laMc-lamls 

 of Mcxii'ii. to (iiiali'iiiala. Oax- 

 ara (Si-i,. 1S!")S, .'i(l-l) ; Xalapa, 

 IS,')!», ;!(;i) (("(ii;i)ovA, IS.')(i, ."..■)ll); 

 Gualciuala (Sai.vin, J his, II, 

 27(i) ; Korl \Vhi|i[pli', Arizona 

 (CoiKS, 1'. A. X. S. ISGii, l);i); 

 Vera Crii/. alniiii' I'cirion (Si'.\f. 

 M. Most. So(.'. I, oi\2). 



S]it'(.'iim'ii.s — even those 

 Ironi the siiiiu! locality— • m„,»/« /;»■/«/«. 



\iirv ii oveat deal in size, 



particularly as to tlic hill, and there is also considerable variation in the 

 shade and deptli as wtdl as the extent oi tlie ]nii'](lish tint ; tliis varies i'rom 

 a piiriilish-chocolate tint to nearly violactsous, and sometimes tinges the ends 

 of the lower tail-coverts; sonxetimes the hack has faint hronzy reflect ions. 

 CJnatemalan skins have the white edgings to the wing-covert.s less conspicu- 

 ous tlian in northern ones, showing an approximation to the featiu'es of var. 

 ((Uiilliiid of Costa Iiic'i; they also have a shoi'ter hill tlian California s])eci- 

 nuMis. Oregon hirds, on the other hand, have longer bills than the (,'alifor- 

 iiia, aiul are considerably darker in color. 



li.vi'.rr.s. The liand-tailed I'igeon was first met within Long's exjjedition 

 to tlu; Iiocky Mountains, and descrilied by Say in 1S2:>. It is found from 

 tlie northern IJocky Moinitains westward to the. I'acilic, and i'rom Central 

 America nortliward along the wiiole of the I'acilic Coast as far to the north 

 as \Va.shingtoii Territory, and ])rolialily ])ortions of I'ritish Columbia. 



Mr. Town.send, ([Uoted by Audulion, noticed this I'igeon from the eastern 

 spurs of the Itocky ]\I(aintains acro.ss to the Colundiia IJiver, where ili was 

 very al)un(hint. lie noticed their arrival in very great numliers on tlm 17th of 

 April, and they continued in large flocks even while breeding. Their lireediug- 

 placcs were on the baidvs of the river, the eggs were ])laced on the ground, 

 under small hushes without any nest, where numliers congregated together. 

 The eggs wtire two in nninber, and are de.scrilied as of a yellowish-white color, 

 some inclining to a bluish-white with minute white dots at the larger end. 



These birds feed on the berries of the Idack-elder and the buds of the 

 balsam pojtlar. When sitting on tlie trees, tiiey hud<lle clo.se together in the 

 manner of the Carolina I'arrot, and many may lie killed at a single discharge. 

 Tiaur tie.sli is said to be fender, juicy, and line eating. 



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