Mexican Ground Dove
320a. Chæmepelia passerina pallescens. 7 inches.
Size very small; tail short and nearly square; back of head and under parts with breast a pinkish gray, with feathers tipped with black, giving a scaly appearance; back brownish gray, faintly barred; several black spots on wing coverts.
Nest.—Is made of weeds and twigs, placing the flat, frail structure either in bushes or on the ground, in which are placed the two white eggs (.85 ×.65).
Range.—Border of the United States, from Texas and southern California southward.