Pigeons and Doves 



315. Passenger Pigeon, Wild Pigeon {Eetopistei 

 mz'gratoriui) . L. i6. Outer tail-fealhers chestnut at 

 base <^f inner web. ^d. cJ". Chin, whole head, and 

 lower back bluish slate. j4d. $, Browner above, 

 breast brownish ashy; neck feathers less iridescent. 

 NoUs. An explosive, squeaky, squawk. 



Rsnge. — Fnrmerly PHStem North America north to Huason Bay; 

 now exceedintjly rare, less sn in the upper Mississippi valley than 

 elsewhere. 



3 16. Mourning Dove, Carolina Dove (ZenaiJura 

 macTosira). L. ii.g. Outer tail-fcathcrs slate color at 

 base of inner web. Ad. ^. Chin whitish; sides of 

 head buffy; a black ear murk. AJ. ?. Similar hut 

 paler, breast more ashy brown, neck-feathers less 

 iridescent. Nutin. Cuu-u-a-ahfCou-o-o-cvo-o-o-coo'O-o. 



Range,— North America, breeding from West Indies and Mexico 

 north lo southern Maine, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and British 

 Columbia; winters from southern NewYork, southern Illinois, Kansas 

 and southern California southward. 



3 1.7. Zenaida Dove {Zenaida ^enaida) . L, lo. 

 Ad. cj". Tail short, unthoui white markings; all but cen- 

 tral pair of feathers tipped with ashy blue; secondaries 

 tipped with white. Ad. ?. Similar but pinkish of 

 crown and urderparts brownish; neck feathers less 

 iridescent. Notes. Resemble those of No. 316, but 

 are louder and deeper. 



Range.— Greater Anlllles, coast of Yucatan and Bahamas, north In 

 April to Florida Keys. 



3 ( 8. White-fronted Dove {Uettotila fulvmniris 

 brachyptera). L. 12. No black ear-mark; under wing- 

 coverts rusty chestnut. Ad. J^. Forehead whitish; 

 all but central pair of tail-feathers tipped with white. 

 Ad. '^. Forehead dingier; breast brownish ashy; 

 neck feathers less iridescent. Notas. A short, soft 



Range,— Central America and Mexico, ngrth In February to valley 

 of Lower Rio Grande. 



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