. Check list of the vertebrates of Ontario and catalogue of specimens in the Biological Section of the Provincial Museum [microform] : birds. Musée royal de l'Ontario; Royal Ontario Museum; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Birds; Birds. BIKDS OF ONTARIO. 37 Order (The Pigeons.) Bill straight, compressed, the horny tip separated by a constriction from the soft part. Nostrils opening beneath a soft, humid membrane or cere, at base of bill. Frontal feathers sweeping in a strongly convex outline across base of upper mandible. Hind toe on a level with the others. Tail in our species long, wedge shaped,
. Check list of the vertebrates of Ontario and catalogue of specimens in the Biological Section of the Provincial Museum [microform] : birds. Musée royal de l'Ontario; Royal Ontario Museum; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Birds; Birds. BIKDS OF ONTARIO. 37 Order (The Pigeons.) Bill straight, compressed, the horny tip separated by a constriction from the soft part. Nostrils opening beneath a soft, humid membrane or cere, at base of bill. Frontal feathers sweeping in a strongly convex outline across base of upper mandible. Hind toe on a level with the others. Tail in our species long, wedge shaped, the feathers pomted. Family COLUMBID^. (Pigeons.) Wings long, pointed; plumage compact, the feathers loosely in- Passenger Pigeon. Genus FXTOPISTES. (315) Passenger Pigeon. (Ectopistes migratorius.) Formerly a very abundant summer resident, occurring in i'ocks of countless thousands, but now very scarce. Dr. C. K. Clarke informs me that he found a small colony breeding in eastern Ontario in 1898. Genus (316) Mourning Dove. » (Zenaidura macroura.) A common sumnu'r resident, but somewhat locally distributed. Breeding throughout its 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 Nash, Charles W. (Charles William), 1848-1926; Ontario. Dept. of Education; Ontario Provincial Museum. Toronto : L. K. Cameron
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