Jan., iQog. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 139 



Winter plumage, mostly white; no black on lores or shafts of 

 secondaries; summer plumage, a mixture of black, rufous, tawny, 

 and buffy white; depth of bill, at base .40 or more. 



Lagopus lagopus. 

 Willow Ptarmigan. 

 See No. 143. 



Family PHASIANID.^. Pheasants, 

 Turkeys, etc. 



Subfamily MELEAGRINiE. Turkeys. 



Toes, four, the hind toe elevated above the rest; bill, rather short 

 and stout; wing, short and somewhat rounded, the outer primaries 

 curved; wing, more than 12 inches long. 



Resembles domestic Turkey, but legs usually pink red ; primaries, 

 broadly barred with white; upper tail coverts and tail, tipped with 

 chestnut brown. Meleagris gallopavo silvestris. 



Wild Turkey. 

 See No. 146. 



Family COLUMBIDvE. Pigeons and Doves. 



Toes, four, hind toe not elevated above the rest; nostril, opening 

 into a soft fleshy membrane; tarsus, usually shorter than the toes; 

 wings, rather long and flat. 



GROUP 1. Wing, less than 6.50 inches long. 



SECTION 1. Primaries, dark slaty brown or blackish. 



Upper parts, grayish olive; rump, grayish olive; crown, tinged 

 with slate color; sides of neck, with purplish metallic reflections; a 

 bluish black spot on lower edge of ear coverts ; tail, pointed ; middle 

 tail feathers, much longer than outer feathers; length, less than 13 

 inches. Zenaidura macroura carolinensis . 



Mourning Dove. 

 See No. 148. 



