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COLUMBINE. COLUMBA. 
the throat, and passing into greyish-blue on the sides ; lower wing- 
coverts light blue ; a small spot of deep blue immediately behind the 
eye, a large one of brilliant rich blue a little below, on the side of the 
neck ; and a band of splendent purple over the back and sides of the 
neck. 
Male, Hi, 18g. Female, lOJ. 
Florida Keys during summer only. Common. 
Columba Zenaida, Bonap. Syn. p. 119. 
Zenaida Dove, Columba Zenaida, Bonap. Amer. Orn. v. ii. p. 
Zenaida Dove, Nutt. Man. v. i. p. 625. 
Zenaida Dove, Columba Zenaida, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. ii. p. 351 ; v. v. p. 558. 
285. 4. Columba montana, Linn. Key-West Dove. 
Plate CLXVII. Male and Female. 
Wings of moderate length, with the third quill longest, the outer 
webs of the outer five quills narrowed in the middle j tail rounded. 
Upper part brownish-red ; upper part of head and hind neck shining 
with purplish and light green reflections ; sides of the neck cream- 
coloured, changing to lilac, with green, blue, and purple tints behind ; 
back and scapulars also splendent with purplish-red ; a broad band 
from the lower mandible beneath the eye, and the throat white ; fore 
neck and breast pale purple, the rest cream-coloured. 
Male, 11|, l7i. 
Key West only during summer. Not rare. 
Columba montana, Linn. Syst. Nat. v. i. p. 281. 
Key- West Pigeon, Columba montana, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. ii. p. 382. 
286. 5. Columba passerina, Linn. Passerine Dove. — Ground 
Dove. 
Plate CLXXXII. Male, Female, and Young. 
Wings of moderate length, with the third quill longest, the first 
having the outer web narrow at the base, the next four with a con- 
traction toward the end ; tail rounded. Male with the forehead, sides 
of the head, anterior and lateral parts of the neck, breast, and sides, 
light purplish-red, the central part of the neck-feathers dusky ; hind head 
and neck pale blue, the feathers edged with dark grey ; back brownish- 
grey ; primaries and their coverts deep chestnut-red, margined exter- 
nally, and tipped with dusky ; secondary quills and their coverts pale 
grey, tinged with red ; smaller inner secondaries, with their coverts and 
some of the smaller coverts, with oblong glossy blue spots ; lower wing- 
coverts deep chestnut- red ; tail-feathers, except the middle two, blue at 
the base, bluish-black toward the end. F emale paler ; the forehead 
and wing-coverts but slightly tinged with red, the hind neck less blue, 
and the spots on the wings of smaller extent, and more purple. Young 
resemble the female, with a tinge of yellow beneath. 
