240 COLUMBIDiE. 



albicantioTe ; abdomine efc hypochondriis magis cinnamomeis ; alis cinnamomeo-bmnneis intus pure 

 cinnamomeis ; canda dorso fere concolore : rostro nigro ; pedibus cameis. Long, tota circa 13"0, alse 6-8, 

 caudaB rectr. med. 5'8, rectr. lat. 4-5, rostri a rictu O'S, tarsi 0'85. (Deser. feminae ex San Jose, Costa 

 Rica. Smiths. Inst. No. 34937. Mus. nostr.) 



Hah. Costa Rica, Dota Mts. ^^^ San Jose®, Barranca® {Carmiol), San Antonio 

 {v. Frantzitis% Volcan de Irazu*, Candelaria^ {Boucard), Las Trojas, Naranjo 

 de Cartago {Zeledon ^), Azahar de Cartago, Sarchi de Grecia (Undenoood, in litt.) ; 

 Panama, Boquete (Brown ^^), Volcan de Chiriqui ®, Calovevora ^ [Arce), Punta de 

 Sabana (Festa ^°). — Colombia ® ; Ecuaboe ® ; Venezuela ®. 



C. suhvinacea resembles C. nigrirostris in having the inner webs of the quills 

 constantly tinged with rufous-cinnamon, but may be distinguished by the vinaceous- 

 cinnamon colour of the back and wings. In some specimens traces of light spots on 

 the lower part of the back of the neck can be detected ®, 



This Pigeon is an inhabitant of Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador, and extends to 

 Panama and Costa Rica. It is not uncommon in the southern part of our region. 



Nothing has been recorded of its habits, 



Subfam. ECTOPISTINM. 



In this subfamily the tail is elongated and exceeds the wing in length, and the 

 rectrices are gradually pointed towards the ends. As in the Columbinae, the tarsus is 

 shorter than the lateral toes. 



Only one genus is known. 



ECTOPISTES. 



Ectopistes, Swains. Zool. Journ. iii. p. 362 (1827) j Salvad. Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. xxi. p. 369 

 (1893). 



The characters for the genus are the same as those of the subfamily, the long 

 attenuated tail being the chief distinguishing feature. It contains only one species, 

 the well-known Passenger-Pigeon. 



1. Ectopistes migratorius. 



Columba migratoria, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 285 \ 



Ectopistes migratoria, Sw. Zool. Journ. iii. p. 362 'j Baird, Brewer, & Ridgw. N. Am. Birds iii. 



p. 368 ' j Sanchez, An. Mus. Nac. Mex. i. p. 104 * ; Sanchez & Villada, La Nat. ii. p. 253 \ 

 Ectopistes migratorius, Herrera, La Nat. (2) i. pp. 185', 327 'j Bendire, Life Hist. N. Am. Bird's, 



p. 132, t. 4. fig. 6 ' ; Salvad. Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. xxi. p. 369 » ; A. O. U. Check-I N Amer' 



Birds, 2nd ed. p. 120". 



Supra pulchre schistaceus ; tectricibus alarum quoque schistaeeis, harum vero intimis cum scapularibus et 

 secuudariis intimis brunneis, maculis nigris variegatis ; coUo postico et lateraH roseo-cupreo, sub carta luce 

 viridescente omatis ; interscapulio quoque eodem modo iridescente ; ala spuria, tectricibii primariomm 

 et remigibus mgris, primariis externa albo, basin versus pogonii externi cinereo, marginatis ■ uropygio et 

 supracaudalibns pauUo brunnescentioribus ; rectricibus duabus medianis nigricantibus reliquis p^chre 



