134 BIRDS OF HAITI AND SAN DOMINGO. 



to the side of the neck, bordered below by a streak of dull purple ; 

 underparts showing the breast pale purple, becoming, dull white 

 on the throat and abdomen; primaries, bright rufous, becoming- 

 darker at the tips; tail, rufous; legs, light red; bill, red; lip, horn 

 color; iris, light brown. 



Length 10.75; wing 6; tail 4.25; tarsus 1.05; bill .90. 



This beautiful Pigeon is resident, and probably not uncommon, 

 although on account of its preference for the heavily wooded portions 

 of the island it is not as often met with as the other species. The 

 note is low' and mournful, and is heard during the early hours of 

 mornino- 



Length. Wing. Tail. Tai 



sus. 



5->24 Dec. 18, 1882. i C. B. C. { , Pue ' T l° Plata ' 1 10.75 6. 4.25 



I ban Domingo, j ' J ^ J 



Subfamily, COLUMBINE. 



Genus: COLUMBA. Linn. 

 COLUMBA: L/XX.ECS, SYST. NAT., 1735. 



COLUMBA LEUCOCEPHALA. Linn. 



Columba leucocephala. Linn., Syst. Nat., I. p. 164 (1758). — Nutt, 

 Man. On., I. p. 625 (1832). — And., Orn. Biog., II. p. 443 

 (1834). — Bds. Am., IV. p. 315, pi. cclxxx. (1S42). — Gosse, Bds. 

 Jam., p. 299 (1847). — Salle, P. Z. S., 1857, p. 235. — Bd., Bds. 

 N. Am., j). 599 (1858).— Bryant, Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., 



