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of the United States . 
rather short. Wings long, acute ; first primary somewhat 
shorter than the second, which is longest. 
Live in wooded countries. Build in high trees or in hol- 
low trunks : nest composed of sticks, dried leaves, feathers, 
&c. Live in pairs constantly : lay two eggs on which both 
sexes sit, and afterwards nurse the young. Flight rapid, ac- 
companied with noise. 
f Tail short , even , of twelve feathers. 
196. Columba fasciata, Say. Purplish-cinereous ; a white 
band on the nucha ; tail with a blackish band ngar the mid- 
dle ; bill yellow, black at tip. 
Band-tail Pigeon , Columba fasciata , Nob. Am. Orn. i. 
p. 77. pi 8. fig . 3. 
Inhabits the Rocky Mountains near the Arkansaw river. 
197. Columba leucocephala, L. Slate-blue ; crown white; 
bill red, whitish at tip. 
White-crowned Pigeon , Columba leucocephala , Nob. Am. 
Orn. ii. pi. 15. fig. l. female. 
Inhabits the West Indies and Mexico, and the Bahama 
Islands ; an early spring visitor in Florida, where it breeds ; 
common on the Florida keys. 
198. Columba zenaida, Nob. Brownish-ash ; beneath vina- 
ceous ; an amethystine spot under each ear ; tail with a black 
band ; three lateral feathers pearl-grey at tip. 
Zenaida Dove , Columba zenaida, Nob. Am. Orn. ii. pi. 15 S 
fig. 2 . female. 
Inhabits the Florida keys early in the spring : rare. (19.) 
f f Tail long , cuneiform . 
199. Columba carolinensis, L. Forehead and breast vina-' 
ceous ; a black spot under each ear ; tail of fourteen feathers ; 
four lateral black near the tip, and white at tip. 
Carolina Pigeon , or Turtle Dove, Columba carolinensis . 
Wils.Am. Orn . v. p. 91 .pi. 43- fig* l* 
