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Quail Dove — Part 2
Adult--Upper parts reddish or light chestnut buff; a whitish line below the eye; under parts pinkish or purplish buff. Length--11.00.
Breeding Range--The Florida Keys and southward.
The nest is of sticks placed on the branch of a tree or bush. 2 buffy-white eggs are laid. Size-1.22 x .94.
This is really a West Indian species, but it has been found in Key West and other Florida keys. In habits it is largely terrestrial, though not as much so as the ground dove. In the West Indies it is found almost exclusively in the thickly wooded regions.