. The birds of eastern North America : with original descriptions of all the species which occur east of the Mississippi River, between the Arctic circle and the Gulf of Mexico, with full notes upon their habits, etc. , . e bronchial tubes, and the tympaniform membraneextends its entire length. In spite of this variation in the form of the sound producing organs I could notperceive any diflerence in tlie notes uttered by this species and those given liy Z. amabalis. The CaymanDoves were exceedingly tame and I have frequently watched them feeding within a yard of mj feet. 252 ZANAIDA DOVE. Note
. The birds of eastern North America : with original descriptions of all the species which occur east of the Mississippi River, between the Arctic circle and the Gulf of Mexico, with full notes upon their habits, etc. , . e bronchial tubes, and the tympaniform membraneextends its entire length. In spite of this variation in the form of the sound producing organs I could notperceive any diflerence in tlie notes uttered by this species and those given liy Z. amabalis. The CaymanDoves were exceedingly tame and I have frequently watched them feeding within a yard of mj feet. 252 ZANAIDA DOVE. Notes on iiABiig; The Zanaida Dove is an exceedingly common species on the Bahamas, excepting inthe immediate neighborhood of settlements. Tliey are particularly ibnd of the small,outlying keys, and very small islets will frequently form the home of two or tliree Zanaida Dove is not at all gregarious in habit, and I do not remLml)er seeing m(jrethan two together anywhere, in fact, after the breeding season, it is quite usual to findsolitary individuals in tlie thickets. Tliis Dove lives most of the time on the gi-ouml andoften, according to report, breeds there. On May 11, 1884, as I was standing on a little. B B B B B B B B A B C D E Fig. 47. Illustrating the inferior larynx of the Bahama and Cajinan Zaniada Doves A, B, C, Bahama,D, E, Cayman, a, hollow in trachea ; s, sterno trachealis ; p, broncho trachealis ; M, vibrating membrane ;B, bronchial tubes ; T, trachea, in all figures. sand spit on the Avest side of Galden Key, a Least Tern l)egan tiA-ingover agrass\- patchnear, vittering its shrill cry. This started a Zanaida Dove from her nest. She rose wita afluttering flight and Hew to the shore, then afterwards ran along the rocks. I went to theplace from which she started and found the nest on the ground in open sight. Therewere two eggs in an advanced stage of inculiation. These were deposited on a few stickswhich were laid on the sand. The bird made no outcry as she
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