BlRIJS — COLUMBIDAE. 



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Sub-Family ZENAIDINAE. 



Ch.— Tarsi stout, lengthened ; always longer than the lateral toes', and entirely without feathers ; the tibial" jfoint usually 

 dwiiijdedu Tarsus s*Weitirae(s withih^xagonalBoaleg anteriorly. Tail fep-tjiers sometimes 14. , 



This suB-family is readily distinguished from the preceding by the longer and fflere denuded 

 tarsi, the feet much better fitted for a terrestrial life. The following sections belong to it: 



Zenaideab. — Size moderate. Wings lengthened, acflite ; i primaries much longer thai?,, the 

 ^ertials ; secondaries short. Tarsus shorter than the middle toe and claw, hat longer than the 

 lateral ; scutellate ajU^eriorly. 



Melopelia. — Tail short, rounded ; orbits naked. „,''-! ,i. , 



Zenaida. — Tail short, rounded ; orbits feathered, 



Zbnaiduea. — Tail excessively lengthened, cuneate, of fourteen feathers ; orbits naked. 

 Chamaepelieab. — Size very small. Secondaries lengthened. Tertials nearly as long as 

 primaries. Primaries dart chestnut internally. < 



Chbmaepelia. — Tail shortj rounded; ^ , , 

 ,,,,,i ^.^p^BDABELLA. — Tail very long, cvmeate,,.: ; ,.: 



Starnoenadeae. — Legs very' stout ; tarsi decidedly longer than the middle toe, covered ante- 

 riorly with small hexagonal scales or transverse scutellae. Wings short, very bread, and much 

 rounded. Tail short, very broad. 

 ,,ir, Starnobnas. — Legs very stout ; iarsi covered with hexagonal scales. ,,„. , 



GrEOTRTGON. — Leg^ moderate ; tarsi covered with transverse scutellae anteriorly. 



r, , , , -,,;;., T Gompcvraiwe measurements of speGieg. ■ < 



Catal. 

 No. 



1935 

 ^M 



do. 

 6531 

 1180 



do. 



720 



do. 

 4560 

 5560 



do. 

 10320 



10328 

 do. 

 2827 

 2826 

 1^36 

 2828 

 4103 

 do. 

 1191 

 1031B 

 10319 

 4110 



do. 



Species. 



Zenaida amabilis. . , . , 

 l^elopelia leucoptera., 

 do 



Zenaidura carolinensis . . 



do 



do 



..do.. 

 ..d9,, 

 ..do. 



•iTr- 



...:-;r..do.. 



do.. 



Zenaidura (type of margi- 



nofo— WOOdK.) 

 do 



.do., 



Starhoenas cyanocepliala 

 Geotrygon martinica 



i- rtO,i4.i.... .v..- 



Obamaepelia passerina- . . 



do.- 



do... 



JJ. 



.do. 



• in;-; J . 



Cbamaepelia albivitta .'* . , 

 do 



Scardafella squamoea. . . . 



Locality. 



VVest Indies.,.. ... 

 Tainaulipas, Mex., 

 ..^...do ..>.. 



Key Biscayne, Fla. . 



Carlisle, Penn 



do 



......do^ 



dol 



Colorado river, Cai. 

 Pelaluma; Cal .,.,", . 

 ......^0.. .......... 



North fork Canadian 

 river. 



Georgia 



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Florida ? 



Key West, Fla. 

 FlofiriSivl-"'" 



TamauUpas," Mex. 



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Washington, D. C. 

 Carthagena, N. G. 

 do 



'(^adereita; N. Leon 



SexSf, 

 age. 



O^ 



Length. 



Stretch 

 ofwings. 



, lp.40 



11.00; 



12.82 

 10.09 

 10.75^ 

 11.40 

 10^70 

 12.00 

 8^50 



10,90 

 11.70 

 10.70 

 Id. 60 

 ,11.20 

 6.30 



6.50 

 6:30 

 S.80 

 5.80 

 8.90 

 8.00 



18.25 



18.00 

 17.50 



15.00 



11.00 



WiJJg. 



6^00 



S'.oS 



6.00 

 5.50 

 5,66 

 5.75 

 5.50- 



6.13 

 5.32 



5.^8 

 5.38 



5.66 

 5.70 

 5.43 

 5.91 

 6.14 

 3.36 

 3.39 

 3.24 

 3.26 

 3.06 

 3.00 

 3.60 

 3,75 



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4,. 66 

 4.30 



•■*■*.■ 

 5.08 

 6.58 



6.16 

 5.50' 



4.33 



4.34 



4.58 

 4,?0 

 2.78 

 2.68 



2.59 

 2.53 

 2.62 



4.17 



Tai;gus. 



P<91 

 0.94 



0.76 

 0.85 



0.92 

 -0.7fr 



0,84 



0.69 



1.32 

 1.12 



1.13 

 0.61 

 0.62 



0.58 

 0.62 

 0,59 

 iO.«l 



I^iddle 

 toe. 



IJ-s claw 

 alone. 



ia4 

 ' r!:i7 



0.94 

 1.03 



0.97 



1.02 

 1.00 



0.95 



1.24 

 1.20 

 1.29, 

 0.73 

 0.74 



0,70 

 0.73 

 0,72 

 0.78 



0.26 

 a. 26 



0.18 

 0.22 



0.21 



0.23 

 OiSl 



0.20 



0.30 

 0.46 

 0,35 

 0.16 

 0,16 



'0,17 

 0,18 

 0,18 



, 0,20 



.BUI, 

 above. 



0.60 

 0.76 



0.62 

 56 



0.52 



ot.se 



0.57 



0,S9 



0,58 

 0.75 

 ,0.,'''3 

 O.SD 

 B.SO 



0.50 

 0,47 

 0.48 

 0.54 



Along 

 gape. 



0.92 



0,90 



0.76 

 0.70 



0.80- 



0.75 

 0.76 



0.72 



o.eo 



1.04 



1.00 



,0,9,6 



o',6d 



■6,. 61) 



O.OD 

 0.61 

 0.57 

 0.63 



Specimen 

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July I, 1858. 



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