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Passenger Pigeon
Adult male--Upper parts slate colour, tinged in parts with brown, with iridescent feathers on the neck; under parts purplish or pinkish buff, shading into white on the belly; tail long and rather pointed.
Adult female--Upper parts more brownish; breast more grayish brown, and belly dull white. Length-16.29.
Breeding Range--Very local, probably "from northern Maine to northern Minnesota." Perhaps now more common in Michigan and the Red River country than elsewhere.
The nest is loosely made of sticks and placed in a tree. 1 or 2 white eggs are laid. Size-1.48 x 1.04.
These pigeons, once so numerous that they were netted in thousands, are now nearly extinct, but few having been seen during the past five years.