PLATE XIII 
GROUND-FEEDING PIGEONS AND DOVES 
1. Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida Gould 
Ge-o-pel-i'-a— Gk, ge, earth; Gk, pelia (peleia ), dove: pla'-cid-a— L., 
placidus, quiet. 
distribution. Australia (except the south-western portion). 
notes. Also called Ground-dove and Doo-doo. Usually in pairs or 
small flocks, frequenting open forest country; it is frequently seen on 
the sides of roads and near homesteads. Call-note, a melodious cooing 
— "Doo-del-oo.” Food: seeds of grasses and herbaceous plants, pro¬ 
cured on the ground 
nest. A frail platform of thin twigs, laid crosswise or interlaced 
together. Usually placed on a horizontal forked branch of a tree at 
heights up to 20 feet or more from the ground. 
eggs. Usually two, pure white. Breeding-season: August to January; 
throughout the year if conditions suitable. 
2. Diamond-dove Geopelia cuneata Latham 
cun-e-a'-ta— L., cuneatus, wedge-shaped. 
distribution. Australia (except the coastal districts of south¬ 
eastern Australia). 
notes. Also called Little Dove, Turtle-dove, and Red-eyed Dove. 
Usually in pairs or flocks, chiefly frequenting country in the neigh¬ 
bourhood of rivers and permanent water. It has a rather mournful 
call; this species is fearless in disposition. Food: seeds of grasses and 
herbaceous plants, procured on the ground. 
nest. A frail structure of thin twigs, portions of climbing plants, 
grasses. Placed in a fork of a low bush or tree, often in a dead bush 
or on top of a stump. 
eggs. Usually two, pure white. Breeding-season: September to 
December or January (New South Wales); May to September (north¬ 
western Australia). 
3. Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis Temminck 
hu-mer-&'-lis— L., humeralis , shouldered. 
distribution. North-western Australia, Northern Territory, 
Queensland, and northern New South Wales; also occurs in New 
Guinea. 
notes. Also called Barred-shouldered Dove and Mangrove-dove. 
