. Bulletin - Biological Survey. Zoology, Economic. PIGEONS AND DOVES. 15 SPECIES ERRONEOUSLY CONSIDERED GAME BIRDS. PIGEONS AND DOVES. The order Columbse, comprising wild pigeons and doves, is repre- sented in the United States by 16 species and subspecies. Of these, only three have any practical importance as game birds, viz, the pas- senger pigeon {Ectojpistes migratorius), now almost exterminated; the band-tailed pigeon {Columba fasciata)^ found from the Rocky Moun- tains to the Pacific coast, and the common, mourning, turtle, or Carolina dove [Zenaidura macroxira)^ distributed more or less
. Bulletin - Biological Survey. Zoology, Economic. PIGEONS AND DOVES. 15 SPECIES ERRONEOUSLY CONSIDERED GAME BIRDS. PIGEONS AND DOVES. The order Columbse, comprising wild pigeons and doves, is repre- sented in the United States by 16 species and subspecies. Of these, only three have any practical importance as game birds, viz, the pas- senger pigeon {Ectojpistes migratorius), now almost exterminated; the band-tailed pigeon {Columba fasciata)^ found from the Rocky Moun- tains to the Pacific coast, and the common, mourning, turtle, or Carolina dove [Zenaidura macroxira)^ distributed more or less generall}^ through- out the United States. The wild pigeon is now rarely seen except in. Fig. 1.—Mourning dove {Zena/dum iiiacroura). two or three of the States about the Great Lakes, where it is rigidly protected.^ Although it was formerly one of the most important game birds of the countiy, its numbers have been so diminished during the last thirty or forty years that it can no longer be considered as belong- ing in the game list. The band-tailed pigeon is an important game bird in only half a dozen States, and Colorado seems to be the only one which provides an open season (July 15 to September 30). The common dove (fig. 1) is protected in some States throughout the year, in others only during the breeding season, while in still others it is not mentioned in the laws, and hence may be killed at any season. (See frontispiece.) Where it is abundant, as in southern California and ' The Provinces of Manitoba and Quebec, however, exclude it from the list of pro- tected birds (see pp. 37, 86, 89).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Bureau of Biological Survey. Washington : Govt. print. off.
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