ORDER COLUMB^. l8l 



319. Melopelia leucoptera (Linn.). 



White-winged Dove. 



Columba leucoptera Linn S. N. ed. lo, L 1758, 164. 

 Melopelia leucoptera Bonap. Consp. Av. IL Dec. 1854, 81. 



[B 450, C 373, R 464, C 546.] 



Hab. Southern border of the United States, from lexas, New 

 Mexico, Arizona, and Lower California, southward to Costa Rica and 

 the West Indies. 



Genus COL'^MBIGALLINA Bote. 

 Coluwbigallina BoiE, Isis, 1826, 977. Type, Columba passerina LiNN. 



320. Columbigallina passerina (Linn.). 



Ground Dove. 



Columba passerina Linn. Syst. Nat. ed. 10, \. 1758, 165. 

 Columbigallina passerina Zeledon, Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. VI I L 1885, 



112. 



[B 453, C 374, R 465, C 54/.] 



Hab. South Atlantic and Gulf States, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, 

 and California, south to the West Indies and Northern South America. 



Genus SCARDAFELLA Bonaparte. 



Scardafella Bonap. Consp. Av. II. Dec. 1854, 85. Type, Columba 

 squamosa Temm. 



321. Scardafella inca (Less.). 



Inca Dove. 



Chamcepelia inca Lesson, Descr. Quadr. etc. BufPon, 1850, 211. 

 Scardafella inca Bonap. Consp. Av. II. Dec. 1854, 85. 



[B 452, C 375, R 466, C 549.] 



Hab. Rio Grande Valley, Arizona, and Lower California, south to 

 Guatemala. 



Genus GEOTRYaON Gosse. 



Geotrygon GossE, B. Jam. 1847, 316, foot-note. Type, G. sylvatica 

 GossE = Columba cristata Temm. 



