PIGEONS AND DOVES 
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Range. — Austroriparian and Floridian faunas from e. Tex. to N. C.; 
accidental in n. N. Y., Pa., N. J., Md., and Va. 
Washington, accidental; two records, Sept.; Oct. 
Nest, on the ground or in low trees or bushes. Eggs, 2, white, *85 x *67. 
Date, San Mateo, Fla., Mch. 12. 
This diminutive Pigeon frequents both pines and “hummocks,” 
lake-shores, and old fields, and in some southern towns is a familiar 
bird of the quieter streets. It is by no means shy, and runs before one 
with quick, short steps and a graceful movement of the head. Occa- 
sionally it holds its tail upright, giving it a peculiar bantamlike appear- 
ance. Its flight is short, and when on the wing it bears an odd resem- 
blance to a short-tailed Japanese kite. 
Its favorite roosting-places are densely foliaged orange trees, and 
frequently when the bird is hidden in their depths one may hear its 
mellow, crooning coos uttered so softly that they float on the air as 
though born of the wind. 
320b. C. p. bermudiana Bangs and Bradlee. Bermuda Ground 
Dove. “Size very small, smaller than C. bahamensis; bill wholly black, 
exceedingly small and slender (more so than in any other form of the C. 
passerina series); colors pale and ashy as in C. bahamensis and C ; passerina 
pallescens (Baird), but even paler and grayer throughout than in either; 
back of cf smoke-gray, of 9 between smoke-gray and broccoli-brown; fore- 
head and color of breast, in <f, vinaceous pink.” (Bangs and Bradlee, Auk, 
XIII, 1901, 25.) . 
Range. — Resident in the Bermudas. 
322. Geotrygon ehrysia C Salvad .). Key West Quail-Dove. Upper- 
parts rufous, with brilliant metallic reflections; wings rufous; a white line 
beneath the eye; breast vinaceous; belly white. L., 11*00; W., 6*20; T., 5*00; 
B., *50. 
Nest, in trees. Eggs, 2, ochraceous-white, 1*22 x *94 (Bendire). Date, 
Cuba, Feb. 
A West-Indian species which occurs during the summer regularly, 
but, so far as known, only in small numbers in the Florida Keys. 
The Quail Doves inhabit wooded districts where they live on the 
ground. Their flight is low and noiseless, and, according to my expe- 
rience with them in Cuba, they are difficult birds to observe unless 
one can find some tree on the fallen fruits of which they are feeding. 
The Ruddy Quail-Dove {322.1. Geotrygon montana ) is a West Indian 
and Central American species, which has been once recorded from Key West 
(Atkins, Auk, 1889, 160). It bears a general resemblance to G. ehrysia, but 
the back is more rufous and the belly is deep cream-buff. 
The Blue-headed Quail-Dove {323. Starncenas cyanocephala) , a 
Cuban species, was recorded by Audubon from the Florida Keys, but there 
do not appear to be any later records. The back is olive-brown, the crown 
and sides of the throat are deep grayish blue, throat black, line beneath the 
eye white. 
