. The bird book : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . Statessouth to Central America and Lower California. This handsome species is about the size ofthe last, but its tail is longer and graduated,consequently its length isgreater, it being about 8inches long. It is not anuncommon species alongour Mexican border, but isnot nearly as abundant asis the Ground Dove. It isoften called Scaled Dove White because af the blackish edges of nearly all itsfeathers. They build fairly compact nests oftwigs, r
. The bird book : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . Statessouth to Central America and Lower California. This handsome species is about the size ofthe last, but its tail is longer and graduated,consequently its length isgreater, it being about 8inches long. It is not anuncommon species alongour Mexican border, but isnot nearly as abundant asis the Ground Dove. It isoften called Scaled Dove White because af the blackish edges of nearly all itsfeathers. They build fairly compact nests oftwigs, rootlets and weeds, these being placedin bushes at a low elevation. They are two innumber and pure white. x .65. [322.] Key West Quail —West Indies, rarely found at KeyWest, although supposed to have been commonthere in Audubons time. This species is ofabout the size of the Mourning Dove, has rustycolored upper parts, and is whitish below, thewhite below the eye being separated from that of the throat by a stripe of duskyfrom the base of the bill. They nest in trees, laying two bully white Ground E [] Ruddy Quail Dove. Geotrygon montana. Range.—Central America, north to eastern Mexico and the West Indies; oncetaken at Key West. This species is similar to the last but has no white streakunder the eye, and the underparts are huffy. Eggs, creamy white. [323.] Blue-headed Quail Dove. Starnoenas cyanocephala. Range.—Cuba, accidentally straying to Key West, but not in recent years. It is a beautiful species, with a bright blue crown, black throat and stripethrough the eye, separated by a white line under the eye. The rest of theplumage is of a brownish or rusty color. Eggs buffy white. Size x
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