. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. — THE riGEONS. J]87 they are of an oblong-oval shape, white in color, and nearly equal at either extreunty. SCARDi^J'ELuA, Boxap. Scanla/cHa, Bon. ,,., II, 18S4, 85. (Ty,.,., Co/umba squamosa, Temm.) Gkn. Cur. Bill lengtlicu.,!; inoro than half the length of the head measured hoin fiontiil l,.atlior,s. Foot iu ChmmvpeUa. Wing with the turtials nearly as lonf; thu primaries; shorter, however, than "the Hrst primary. Tail lo
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. — THE riGEONS. J]87 they are of an oblong-oval shape, white in color, and nearly equal at either extreunty. SCARDi^J'ELuA, Boxap. Scanla/cHa, Bon. ,,., II, 18S4, 85. (Ty,.,., Co/umba squamosa, Temm.) Gkn. Cur. Bill lengtlicu.,!; inoro than half the length of the head measured hoin fiontiil l,.atlior,s. Foot iu ChmmvpeUa. Wing with the turtials nearly as lonf; thu primaries; shorter, however, than "the Hrst primary. Tail lon-er than the winjr, of twelve feather.^, of peculiar shape ; the ten middle nearly oven, or very shjrhtly toward the .^, h„t the considerably .sliorter, while the lateral pair are much the shortest; the feathers are naiTow, especially toward the end, but the tip is obtuse. '. Scarda/ella inca Two species are known ; one North American, the otlier confined America. to South Species and Varieties. CnARACTERs. Brownish-gray above, paler, and with a vinaceous cast antenorly, beneath. Each feather with a terminal dusky crescentie bar produemg a squamato appearance ; inner webs of quilk chestnut; axillars black • about ternnnal half of three outer tail-feathers white. a squamosa.' A white patch on the win-coverf^ and secondaries- abdomen and crissmn white. Black cre-scentie bars very heavy. AVin-' ; tail, Ilab. Brazil, Ecuador. ^ ^' S inca. No white patch on wings; and crissum pale ochraceons. B ack bars very faint on breast, obsolete on throat. Wing, ; tail, nab. Mexico and Guatemafa; Rio Grande of Texas. Scardafella inca, Bonap. SCALT DOVE. Scarc^fena /„c« (Bon-ap ) Scr,. P. Z. S. , 391. - R.,cn,.:xB. Handb. 19. tab. 250. f 13J3 tab. 2^,3, f. 1410. -I,, IHust. II. pi. xxxWi. - Coop. Orn. Cal. I, 1870. 519. Seanl,,Jd/a squanws,, (" ;) Waol. , 1831, 519 (not of Ten
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