CAROLINA PIGEON. 



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VieilL Ois. d'Amer. Sept, 4. — Temm, Pig, Ind, 487. Lath, 



Ind, Orn, 2. 613. 71. 

 Columba marginata. Linn. Syst, Nat. I, 286. 10. — Gmel. Syst, 



Nat. 1. 791. AO.—^Lath. Ind. Orn, 2. 6l4. 73. 

 Turtur Americanus. Briss, Orn. 1. 101.24. 

 La Tourte ou Tourterelle de la Caroline. Buff^. Ois, 2, 557* — 



Buf, PI, Eld. 175. female. 

 Tourterelle d'Amerique. Buff, Ois. 2. 552, 

 Colombe Tourte. Temm. Pig. {8vo.) p, 355. 

 Long-tailed Dove. Edwards, pi, 15. male. 

 Marginated Pigeon. Lath. Gen, Syn, 4. 664, 63, 

 Carolina Pigeon. Penn. Arct. Zool. 2. 188. 14. — Catesb. Carol. 



I, pi, 24.-^Lath, Gen, Syn. 4. 663. 62.—Wils. Amer, Orn. V, 



p, gi. pi. XLin.f. 1. 



The male of this species measures eleven inches 

 in length, the tail being about six : he is princi- 

 pally distinguished by having a black spot with 

 violet reflections on each side beneath the ears : 

 the fore-part of the head and throat are rufous 

 brown : the occiput is of a bluish ash-colour : the 

 upper parts of the bird are of a deep grey-brown ; 

 the scapulars, and the greater wing-coverts nearest 

 the body, are marked towards their extremities 

 with black spots of different sizes : the lower 

 part of the back, the rump, and the upper tail- 

 ♦coverts, are of a grey tinge : the lower part of the 

 neck has a reflection of violet and green-gold : the 

 breast and fore-part of the neck are of a rose- 

 colour, growing paler as it approaches the sides : 

 from the base of the beak to the eyes on each side 

 is a white stripe : the quills are of a deep brown, 

 rosaceous on the outer margin : the belly, thighs, 

 and under tail-coverts, are brown, mixed with 



V. XI. p. I. 7 



