. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and Lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds. Birds; Birds. 568 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS. — COLUMB^ — PEBI8TEBJE. livid blue. Length ; extent ; wing ; tail ; bill ; tarsus ;
. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and Lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds. Birds; Birds. 568 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS. — COLUMB^ — PEBI8TEBJE. livid blue. Length ; extent ; wing ; tail ; bill ; tarsus ; middle toe and claw rather less. <? similar. (In printing the Check List, the No. of this species accidentally transposed with No. 543, Eetopistes.') 196. ZENAIDU'RA. (Zenaida, nom. propr., and oipa, owra, tail.) Pin-tail Doves. Tail long, about equalling wings, cuneate, of 14 narrow, tapering, obtuse-ended feathers (unique among N. Am. ColumhidcB). Wings pointed; 2d primary rather longest, 1st and the 3d about equal and scarcely shorter. Tarsus naked, scutellate in front, in length intermediate between middle and lateral toes; the latter of unequal lengths, the outer shortest. BiU much shorter than head, slender and weak, the feathers running out far between the rami. A bare circam-orbital space. Velvety black spots on head and vrings. Lining of vidngs not rufous. Sexes unlike. There is a curious mimicry of Ectopistes in form and even in color; but the technical characters are widely different. 544. Z. caroUnen'sis. (Of Carolina. Fig. 392.) Cakolina DovE. Mourning Dove. Wild Dove. Adult ^ : Upper parts, including middle taU-feathers, grayish-blue shaded vrith brownish-olive, the head and neck ochrey-brovra overlaid with glaucous-blue, the sides of the neck glittering with golden and ruby iridescence; a violet- blatk spot under the ear-coverts. Under parts glaucous-purpUsh, changing gradually to ochra- ceous on the belly and crissum, to bluish on the sides and under the
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