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Zenaida amabilis, JioxAP. 



ZENAIDA SOVE. 



Culumba zenttkla, Honai-. J. A. N. Su, V, l.s^i,-,, :jo. -In, Am. Oni. II, 1828, ]il. xv. — 

 Waolkii, Uk, 1821), V4-J. — XriTAi.i,, Miiii. 1, 1832, «2r). — Arn. Oin. I'.i.i;;. II, 1834, 

 an-J ; V, fliVS, 1,1, cLxii. -. 111. liiids Aim. V, 1S4_>, 1, iiI. c.I.wxi. XniniiUi ,i,wthi/h, Ituv. 

 List, 1838. — 111. I'diisii. II, Ks,-,4, S2. ■ (Iossk, liiids .laiii. 184", 'Wl. - liKiniKMiAcil, 

 Ic.iiics Av. " tall. 2.".;'.." - (iiNii|.A<ll, Caliaiiis's .louni. IS'Ui, 111. -- liAlliK, llinl.s X. 

 Am. 18,'.«, ()II2. - Hicicll. Ilaiulli. Taiil.. 21, till). 2")."., f. 2S»)7, 2SUS ; 2,'.4, f. 1412. - 

 Maisiii, r. A. N. S. 181)3, 3'j2. XiiKiiila imrita, (JiiAV, not Cvluiabti tiurilu of 

 I.iclitcnstciii (^f. niundtilii), nut of TcmmiiK'k (/. miuiinictnui), llili' liuiiapaitf. 



Sp. CiiAit. Win.ffs vi'iy loii^r. ivii<iiii)<; to tlic liTininul tluid of tlio tail. Above ruildish- 

 olivc, Viuionsiy olosscd witii u'lay ; tlio 

 top of llie lit'iwl mill tlio luiili'i' parts 

 violi't-piiiplisli ruil, paiui' on tliu chin 

 mul lliioiu. Inside of wiii|,'s, and sides 

 of liody, liliic ; {,'i'catel- \viii;,'-covci'ls 

 tiii.i,'ed with tile .same. t^liiiils daik 

 brown ; the .secondaries tipped witli 

 wliile. Inner tail-feat liers iil^e tlie 

 baeii ; the olliei-s bine aliove; all witji a 

 siibteiiiiiiial bar of black, beyond wliicli 

 the bhie is li<,'liter, assiiiniiij;- a whilisli 

 tint on tlie exterior leiithers. Winj,'- 

 covt'rts witli coiicealed spnis of l)la('k, 

 wliieli are more visilile on the tertials ; 

 a spot of the same below the ear. Hill 

 black. Feet yeUowish. Leiiylli, lO.OO ; /.ninlaamuliiit. 



wiii.ir, ().()() ; tail, 4.00. 



IIaii. Florida Ki^y^i. Cliieljy on or near Indian Key and the West Indies. Santa Cruz 

 (Nkwton, Il)i.s, 1, 2');!, e.mr,.;); ('uba (C.^i,. .f. \X ^ HI; Ccsni.. Rcp. I, 18GG, 301); 

 Balianms (Buvaxt, I'r. li. VII, LSo!)) ; .faniaiea (Gosse, B. J. 317) ; .'i^ombrero (Lawb. \'III, 

 09) ; Porto Rico (Buy ant, B. P. :8()G). 



Amon,<,' iiiiiny .specimens of tlii.s species Ijefore us is one from Mr. Ainlu- 

 bon's collection, prolnibly procnrud in Florida. It nnist be nnich rarer now 

 than formerly on the keys, as several collections of birds made on Indian 

 Key do not include any specimens. 



The Z. hjiiioknva, (Jray.i of Sontli America, is very similar, but lacks any 

 trace of the broad white bar iit the end of the secondaries. There is more 

 white on the tail, the feathers of which are narrower at the ends ; licsides, 

 the colors generally are liffhter, the crissiim being creamy-white. 



IIaiuts. The Zenaida Dove was for.nd by Mr. Audubon to be a transient 

 visitor of the keys of East Florida, where, according to his observations, 

 they made their first appearance among the islands around Indian Key 

 aiiout the 15th of April. There they contiinied to increase in numbers until 



1 Zenaida hiipokucd, "GlsAV," Boxap. Coiisp. 11, 1857, 83. 



