116 BIBCS. 



Plumage soft, compact, the feathers very loosely inserted. 

 Altricial; monogamous. 



FAMILY XLVII.— COLUMBID^.- 



{TU Doves.) 

 Wings long, pointed. Tail never forked, of 13 or 14 

 feathers; male with the neck iridescent. Species about 

 three hundred, found in most regions, but most abundant 

 in the East Indies. Besides the following, quite a num- 

 ber of species occur in the Southern States. The com- 

 mon domesticated dove (Golumba livia) is a fair type of 

 the family. 



* Tarsus feathered at the suffrago, shorter than the lateral toes ; 

 tail very long, wedge-shaped, of 13 feathers. Ectopistbs, 1. 

 ** Tarsus entirely bare, longer than the lateral toes, 

 f Tall long, pointed, of 14 feathers ; length more than 10. 



Zbn^duba, 2. 

 f f Tail short, rounded, of 13 feathers ; length less than 8. 



CHAMyEPBLIA, 3. 



/. ECTOPISTES, Swainson. Passengee Pigeons. 

 1. £. migratorius, (L.) Sw. Wild Pigeon. Bluish with 

 reddish and violet tinges, reddish below; L. 17; W. 7^; 

 T. 8. N. A., abundant; gregarious. 



2. ZEN£DURA, Bonaparte. Mourning Doves. 



1. Z. earolinensis, (L.) Bon. Mourning Dove. Turtle 

 Dove. Carolina Dove. Brownish olive, glossed with 

 blue and wine color; plumage with metallic lustre; L. 

 12; W. 5f; T. 6|. U. S., abundant. 



3. CHAM/EPELIA, Swainson. Ground Doves. 



1. .0 passerina, (L.) Sw. Ground Dove. Grayish 

 olive, with bluish gloss; L. 6^"; W. 3^; T. 2f . Southern, 

 N. to Washington, D.C. 



