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FERRDOINOUS GROUND DOVE. 
white. In size it exceeds tlie Talpicoti, measuring 
full seven inches in length. The fourth quill-feather 
is notchetl, and the tarsus feathered as in the other 
species. The toes are stronger and shorter. 
The Columba passerina of authors, and the Co- 
lumba minuta, belong to this genus. 
