40 The Passenger Pigeon 



the ridge, 5-6, along the gap, i 1-12; tarsus, ij4; mid- 

 dle toe, I 1-3. 



ADULT FEMALE 



The colors of the female are much duller than those 

 of the male, although their distribution is the same. 

 The breast is light grayish-brown, the upper parts pale 

 reddish-brown, tinged with blue. The changeable spot 

 on the neck is of less extent, and the eye of a somewhat 

 duller red, as are the feet. 



Length, 15 inches; extent of wings, 23 ; bill, along the 

 ridge, 3-4; along the gap, 5-6. 



