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BIRDS OF HAITI AND SAN DOMINGO. 



Ectopistes carolinensis. — Rich., List, 1837. — Bp., List, p. 41 (1838). 



Zenaidura carolinensis. "Bp., Consp., II. p. 84 (1S54)." — Scli P. 

 Z. S., 1856, p. 359. — Salle, P. Z. S., 1857, p. 235.— Bel., 

 Bds. N. Am., p. 604 (1858). — »Lawr., Ann. Lye, IX. p. 139; 

 IX. p. 207.— Bel., Bwr. and Ridgw., N. Am. Bds., III. p. 383 

 (1874).— Cory, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, VI. p. 154 (1SS1).— 

 Coues, Key N. Am. Bds., p. 56S (1884). 



Columba marginata. Linn., Syst. Nat., I. p. 286 (1766). — Gm., 

 Syst. Nat., I. p. 791 (1788). 



Sp. Char., Male. — Above, including middle tail-feathers, pale 

 bluish gray, shaded with brownish ; head and neck brownish, tinged 

 with dull blue ; sides of the neck showing golden and red irides- 

 cence ; a purplish black spot under the ear coverts; underparts. 

 pale purplish, becoming ochraceous on the belly and crissum ; 

 chin, dull white; quills, dull slate color; tail-feathers, slate color, 

 the outer eight tipped with white ; bill, black; bare skin around the 

 eye, bluish; feet, red; iris, brown. 



Length 10.25 ; wing 5.75 ; tail 5 ; tarsus .60. 



A single bird of this species was shot near Le Coup on 

 March 1. It was flying across an open field in company with 

 another, probably the female ; no others were seen, and we did not 

 meet with it afterwards. 



No. Date. Sex. Mus. Locality. Length. Wing. Tail. Tarsus. 



,249 March 1, .881. $ C. B. C. { } 10.25 5.75 5. .60 



