315. Passenger Pigeon, Wild Pigeon (Ectopistes 
migratorius). L.16. Outer tail-feathers chestnut at 
base of inner web. Ad. o. Chin, whole head, and 
lower back bluish slate. 4d. 2. Browner above, 
breast brownish ashy; neck feathers less iridescent. 
Notes. An explosive, squeaky, squawk. 
Range,—Formerly eastern North America north to Hudson Bay; 
now exceedingly rare, less so in the upper Misslssippi valley than 
elsewhere. 
*% 316. Mourning Dove, Carolina Dove (Zenaidura 
macroura). L. 11.8. Outer tail-feathers slate color at 
base of inner web. 4d. §. Chin whitish; sides of 
head buffy; @ black ear mark, Ad. 2. Similar but 
paler, breast more ashy brown, neck-feathers less 
Iridescent. Notes. Coo-0-0-ah ,coo-0-0-c00-0-0-c00-0-0. 
Range.—North America, breeding from West Indies and Mexico 
north to southern Maine, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and British 
Columbia; winters from southern New York, southern Illinois, Kansas 
and southern California southward. 
317. Zenaida Dove (Zenaida zenaida). [eros 
Ad. S$. Tail short, w:thout white markings; all but cen- 
tral pair of feathers tipped with ashy blue; secondaries 
tipped with white. 4d. 2. Similar but pinkish of 
crown and underparts brownish; neck feathers less 
iridescent. Notes. Resemble those of No. 316, but 
are louder and deeper. 
Range.—Greater Antilles, coast of Yucatan and Bahamas, north in 
April to Florida Keys. 
318. White-fronted Dove (Leptotila fulvtventris 
brachyptera). L.12. No black ear-mark; under wing- 
coverts rusty chestnut. 4d. of. Forehead whitish; 
all but central pair of tail-feathers tipped with white. 
Ad. @. Forehead dingier; breast brownish ashy; 
neck feathers less iridescent. Notes. A short, soft 
coo. 
Range.—Central America and Mexico, north in February to valley 
of Lower Rio Grande. 
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Pigeons and Doves. 
