Pigeons and Doves 



3 1 9. White-winged Dove {Melopelia laicoptera) . 

 L. 12. Wing-coverts, externally, widely margined 

 with white; large black ear marlfs. Ads. AH but cen- 

 tral pair of tail-feathers bluish slate with a black band 

 and whitish tip. NoUs. A loud, crowing cookerte- 

 eoohsfis-coo-res-coo, crow-co-sr-coo, crerw-co-gr-coo. 



Range. — Southern border of United States from Texas to Arizona- 

 soutli to Lower California and Central America. Cutia and Jamaica, 

 casual at Key West, Florida. 



320. Ground Dove; Mourning Dove (Calumhigal- 

 lifia passiritia terrestris). L. 6.7, Smallest of our 

 Doves. Ad. rj^. Forehead and underparts deep vina- 

 ceous pink; hmdhead and nape ashy blue margined 

 with dusky; base of , bill coral, tip black. Ad. 9. 

 Forehead and breast hrownish gray^ breast feathers 

 with dusky centers and margins. Notes. A suft, 

 :rf>oning coo. 



Range.— Alldiilic aniJ Gulf Stales north to northern North CaroUna. 

 *vc5l to eastern Te,\a5i mOfft common nfiai' i^Oait. 



320a, Me)(tcan Ground Dove (C. p, palUscms). 

 Similar to No. 320, but forehead and underparts mu^h 

 paler; back grayer. * 



Range. — Texas to southern California and south to Central America. 

 320b. Bermuda Ground Dove (C. p. bermudiana). 

 Similar to i-ioa, but smaller and paler; bill wholly 

 black. (Bangs and Bradlee.) 



Rang«, — Bermuda. 



32 1. Inca Dove (Scardafetla itu:a). L. S. 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 MeKJco anil 

 southern Arizona south to Lower California and Central America. 



322. Key West Quail-Dove {Geoirygon chrySa). 

 L, 12. Ads. A white line below eye; oelly white; 

 back rich rusty with beautiful, metallic, purplish, greea 

 and blue reflections; tail rusty with no white. 



Range.— Cuba, Haytl, Bahamas and, rarely. Florida Keys. 

 322.1. Ruddy Quail-Dove (Geotrygon moniana). 



L. II. Ad. ff. No white lin-' below eye; breast dull 

 pinkish; belly deep bgff; back rich rusty with purplish 

 reflections, tail rusty without white. Ad. 9. Above 

 olive-browii with greenish refltjcliuns; below rusty 

 buff. 



Rantie.— MBxico Botith to Brazil; West Indies; casual at Key West 

 Florida 



323. Blue-headed Quail Dove (StarniBnat cyatioap- 

 haia). 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 bu-ub, the first 

 syllable long, the second short. (Gundlach.) 



Ran^. — Cuba, and rarely RorJ4a Keys. 



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