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eminent house, and about Mr. James H. Inniss’ residence, Graz- 
ettes. At other points it is not abundant, and is very shy. 
This bird is not a resident at St. Vincent, but a few of them stray 
over from the northern Grenadines, especially in the spring, visiting 
the district about Calliaqua and Arnos Vale. The natives recognize 
the fact that this species is not a resident, but occurs ■commonly on 
the neighboring islands as such, and hence apply to it the name of 
“ Bequia Dove,” in somewhat the same way that they call the Holo- 
quiscalus of St. Vincent the “ Bequia Sweet.” 
On the Grenadines it is abundant, and may often be seen over the 
sea, passing from one island to another, or from the northern 
Grenadines to St. Vincent. It breeds on all the islands and keys, 
and is especially numerous on Battowia, Balliceaux, Mustique, the 
Tobago Keys, and Prune. Although a lowland species, it occurs 
at all points in the smaller islands. 
On Grenada it is common all along the coast, especially toward 
the southern end of the island, but is rarely found far from the sea. 
It frequents mainly the open pastures and sea cliffs. 
One specimen, obtained at Barbados, had a single white feather 
near the middle of the back. 
The nest is a loosely constructed affair, like that of Zenaiclura 
macroura , placed in trees or bushes. The eggs are two, white. 
Zenaida vinaceorufa Ridgw. Trinidad Ground Dove.— 
Lawrence (’ 85 ) separated the bird from Grenada and Carriacou, 
giving it the name of Z. rubripes , but later writers have not fol¬ 
lowed him. Von Berlepsch (’ 92 ) says: “Eine sorgfaltige Ver- 
gleichung dieses Curasao-Vogels mit einen Serie von 10 auf der 
Insel Carriacou (Grenadinen) von Herrn. J. Grant Wells gesam- 
melten Exemplaren — welche als Typen zu Z. rubripes Lawr. zu 
betrachten sind — hat mich davon uberzeugt, das Z. rubripes mit 
Z. vinaceorufa Ridgw. zusammen fallt. Ebenso wenig vermag ich 
einen Trinidad-Vogel sowie ein $ von Suonga, British Guiana 
(Coll. Whitely), von der typischen Z. vinaceorufa Ridgw. aus 
Curasao zu unterscheiden.” 
Lawrence says, quoting Wells, in the article containing the 
original description, that this is not a common bird on Grenada. 
Several specimens were obtained on Glover’s Island, where Wells 
thinks they resort during the nesting period, and one (type of 
Zj. rubripes) on Grenada proper. 
