Pigeons and Doves. 
319. White-winged Dove (Melopelia leucoptera). 
L. 12. Wing-coverts, externally, widely margined 
with white; large black ear marks. Ads. All but cen- 
tral pair of tail-feathers bluish slate with a black band 
and whitish tip. Notes. A loud, crowing cookeree 
cookereeé-coo-ree-coo, CTOW-CO-@F-CO0, CYOW-CO-€T-CO0. 
Range.—Southern border of United States from Texas to Arizona: 
south to Lower California and Central America, Cuba and Jamaica, 
casual at Key West, Florida. 
320. Ground Dove; Mourning Dove (Columbigal- 
lina passerina terrestris). L. 6.7. Smallest of our 
Doves. Ad. 3’. Forehead and underparts deep vina- 
ceous pink; hindhead and nape ashy blue margined 
with dusky; base of bill coral, tip. black. Ad. 2. 
Forehead and breast brownish gray; breast feathers 
with dusky centers and margins. Notes. A soft, 
=rooning coo. 
Range.—Atlantic and Gulf States north to northern North Carolina, 
west to eastern Texas; more common near coast. 
320a. Mexican Ground Dove (C. p. pallescens). 
Similar to No. 320, but forehead and underparts much 
paler; back grayer. 
Range.—Texas to southern California and south to Central America. 
320b. Bermuda Ground Dove (C. p. bermudiana). 
Similar to 320a, but smaller and paler; bill wholly 
black. (Bangs and Bradlee.) 
Range.—Bermuda. 
321. Inca Dove (Scardafella inca). L. 8. Ads. 
Tail long, outer feathers tipped with white; plumage 
above and below margined with dusky, giving a scaled 
appearance. 
Range.—Southern Texas (San Antonio), southern Mexico and 
southern Arizona south to Lower California and Central America. 
322. Key West Quail-Dove (Geotrygon chrysia). 
L.12. Ads. A white line below eye; belle white; 
back rich rusty with beautiful, metallic, purplish, green 
and blue reflections; tail rusty with no white. 
Range.—Cuba, Hayti, Bahamas and, rarely, Florida Keys. 
322.1. Ruddy Quail-Dove (Geotrygon montana). 
L. 11. Ad. §. No white line below eye; breast dull 
pinkish; belly deep buff; back rich rusty with purplish 
reflections, tail rusty without white. Ad. @. Above 
ae with greenish reflections; below rusty 
uff. 
Range.—Mexico south to Brazil; West Indies; casual at Key West 
Florida 
323. Blue-headed Quail Dove (Starnenas cvanocep- 
hala). L. 12. Ads. Crown and sides of throat dull 
blue; middle of upper breast black with white bars 
and pinkish tips; belly rusty brown, lower back as in 
_ No. 316. Notes. A hollow sounding du-ud, the first 
syllable long, the second short. (Gundlach.) 
Range.—Cuba, and rarely Florida Keys. 
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