WHITE-WINGED DOVE
319. Melopelia asiatica. 12 in.
Large black patch on the ears; tail only moderately long, and broadly rounded, with large white ends to the outer feathers. Besides the regular cooing notes, common to doves, this species has a peculiar song likened by some, to the first attempts at crowing, of a young rooster.
Nest.—A shabby platform of twigs, lined with bits of weeds, moss and leaves; placed at any height from the ground in bushes, trees or cacti. Eggs white.
Range.—Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and casually southern Florida, southward.
