98. Oreopeleda montana (Linnaeus) 
Ruddy Quail-—dove 
Other Names .— 
Guatemalan: espumuy, paloma de la montana, 
English : wood dove, ruddy dove 
Status.—-The ruddy quail dove is a fairly common but local resident of suitable forests 
within ita range. 
paloma colorada, paloma cantora 
vescription ; in build. 
Description.-~About the size of a quail; stout 
Adult male.--Above reddish chestnut, forehead paler, hindneck and back with faint 
metallic purplish cast; a broad cheek stripe of pinkish-cinnamon, bordered by chestnut 
below and blending with the hindneck; throat pale cinnamon, neck and breast dark vinaceous 
buff, paler posteriorly; bili red with darker tip; iris, skin around eye purplish red; legs 
and feet red. 
Adult female.-~Above light olive brown, forehead paler. 
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Henturenionke-— (86) venale (55) 
Wing, 131 - 149.5 Wing, 127 - 145 (136.6) 
Tail, 64.5 - 89 (77) Tail, 65 - 84 (73.7) 
Tarsus, 26 - 31 (27.9) Tarsus, 25 - 29.5 (27.4) 
Exposed culmen, 10 - 13.5 (12.3) Exposed culmen, 8 - 13.5 (11.2) 
General Distribution.——The greater part of tropical America from Sinaloa on the west and 
Vera Crug on the east, south over México, Central America, and South America to Peru, 
northeastern Bolivia, Western Matto Grosso, Paraguay and Rio Grande do Sul; Greater 
Antilles: Cuba, Isle of Pines, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas (7); Lesser 
Antilles: Granada; Island of Trinidad. : 
istribu uatemala.--Tropical Zone rain forest, both Caribbean and Pacific drainages. 
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Records.--Finca Helvetia, April 10-13, 1947; Chajul, El Quiche, April 27, 1947. 
In literature it has been recorded from: Vera Paz, Choctum Savana Grande 
(Salvin and Godman); Secanquim (Griscom); Uaxactun (Van Tyne). 
bit d e~~The ruddy quail dove, an inhabitant of the dense forests, is too 
difficult to stalk to be considered a good game bird by most hunters. 
99. Oreopeleia albifecies albifacios (Sclater) 
White-faced Quail-dove 
Other Names.—— 
Guatemalan: espumuy de la montafia, paloma de los altos. 
Status.-<-This dove is an uncommon and local resident within its range. 

Description.--A large, stout dove, slightly larger than the preceding species, underparts 
light brown, upperparts rich chestnut brown; inner webs of wing feathere without any rufous. - 
Head with forehead whitish blending to pale gray on crown and darker gray 
on nape; hindneck brown, sides of neck similar but feathers with pale tips, lower hindneck 
with bronze gloss; upperparts chestnut, the back somewhat glossed with bluish violet; tail 
with lateral feathers having pale tips and darker subterminal band; lower foreneck dark 
grayish buff deepening to wood brown on chest and upper breast; sides and flanks light buffy 
cinnamon; middle abdomen whitish; bill black, iris orange red, legs and feet red. 
Measurements.=-- 
Male (12) Female (8) 
Wing, 144.5 - 161 (151.2) : Wing, 140 - 157.5 (148.7) 
Tail, 89 - 106 (95.3) Tail, 80.5 - 102.5 (91.2) 
Tarsus, 40 - 44 (41.2) Tarsus, 39 - 44 (40.7) 
Exposed culmen, 14 - 15.5 (14.6) Exposed culmen, 13-16.5 (14.8) 
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