Table 1. Geographic distribution of direct recoveries of adult and immature mourning doves banded in 
Missouri in 1968-76 and recovered through 1976; percentages in italics.* 




Area of 
recovery 
Missouri 
Eastern 
Central 
Western 
Total 
Alabama 
Arkansas 
California 
E] Salvador 
Florida 
Georgia 
Guatemala 
Illinois 
Kansas 
Kentucky 
Louisiana 
Mexico 
Mississippi 
Oklahoma 
South Carolina 
Tennessee 
Texas 
Total 
Missouri 
Eastern 
70 84,3 
1 1.2 
71 85.5 
2 2.4 
2 2.4 
1 1.2 
1) 22 
83 
Adults 
region of banding 
Central 
47 92.2 
lL 2.0 
48 94.2 
1 2.0 
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“For detailed locations of recoveries occurring outside Missouri, see Appendix Figs. Al-A3. 
Immatures 
Missouri region of banding 

Western Total Eastern 
— i 70 38.7 171 73.1 
I” 2 49 27.1 6 2.6 
35 74.5 36 19.9 eee 
36 76.6 155 85.6 177 75.7 
a 2 Id 2 0.9 
—_- — 2 det 2 0.9 
—_- = 1 0.6 ll 4.7 
Sty NS 2 1.1 6 2.6 
2 4,3 3 #147 _- — 
— 1 0.6 16 6.8 
1 2.1 2 1.1 1 0.4 
— = Spe 2 0.9 
1 2.1 1 0.6 7 3.0 
2 4.3 QT 2 0.9 
—- — l 0.6 — = 
1 Sil Ford 1 0.4 
ke = 3 "2,3 
—_- = 1 0.6 1 0.4 
4 8.5 6 3.3 3 1.3 
47 181 234 
Central 
122 71.4 
8 4.7 
130 76.1 
2.1.2 
7 4.1 
1 0.6 
4 2.3 
2 1.2 
7 4.1 
2 1.2 
3.148 
1 0.6 
12 7.0 
171 
Western 
33 49.3 
33 49.3 
1.5 
1.5 
1.5 
— ee | 
1.5 
6 9.0 
4 6.0 
7 10.5 
L 26 
1 1.5 
1 16 
— | 
10 15,0 
67 
Total 
171 36,2 
128 27.1 
41 8.7 
340 72.0 
Adults 
plus 
immatures 
241 36.9 
177 27.1 
77 11.8 
495 75.8 
6 0.9 
4 0.6 
1 0.2 
1 0.2 
20 3.1 
8 1,2 
4 0.6 
18 2.8 
13 2.0 
2 0.3 
14 2.1 
18 2.8 
4 0.6 
tT ded 
5 08 
2 0.3 
3l 4.7 
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Table 2, Geographic distribution of direct recoveries of adult male and female mourning doves banded in 
Missouri in 1968-76 and recovered through 1976; percentages in italics. 
Area of 
recovery 
Missouri 
Eastern 
Central 
Western 
Total 
Alabama 
Arkansas 
Florida 
Georgia 
Guatemala 
Illinois 
Kansas 
Louisiana 
Mexico 
Mississippi 
Oklahoma 
Tennessee 
Texas 
Total 
Missouri region of banding 
Eastern 
49 94,2 



Males 



Central Western Total 
— a te 49 42.9 
33 97.1 = 33 28.5 
1 2.9 95 83.3 96 29.4 
34 100.0 25 §3.3 108 93.1 
— + << 1 0.9 
—_- — — = 1 0.9 
= = 2 6.7 2. 17 
Se oiet 1 3.3 1 0.9 
_ Po 9 6.7 3 2.6 
34 30 116 
Females 
Missouri region of banding 

Eastern Central Western 
21 67.7 - = He 
1. 23;2 14 82,4 1 5.9 
_- — - =~ 10 58.8 
22 70.9 14 82.4 11 64.7 
2 6.5 —_- — — 
2 6.5 mee = = 
—\i = 1 5.9 ate 
1 3.2 — — a6 2. 
] er 2’ —_- — 211.8 
1 3.2 —- — ae 
— a 1 5.9 
—- — —_ — 1 5.9 
1 3.2 =) = nd) a 
—_ = 1 5,9 cy is 
1 3.2 — 92 = 1 
—— 1 5.9 2 11.8 
3l 17 17 
Total 
21 32.3 
16 24.6 
10 15.4 
47 72.3 
3,1 
1.5 
1.5 
4.6 
1.5 
1.5 
1.5 
me — Fe = bo 
1.5 
1.5 
1.5 
4.6 
om ee | 
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