The family =Columbidae= is represented on the Pacific Coast by three
genera which are considered, to more or less extent, legitimate game,
though they can not be termed game birds in the generally accepted use
of the term. Still as they are hunted to a very considerable extent by
the sportsmen of the Coast, they rightfully belong in a work of this
kind. I shall, therefore, give them a place, and briefly treat each
species that is pursued as game within the territory under
consideration.
[Illustration:
MOURNING DOVE BANDED PIGEON WHITE-WINGED DOVE
(Zenaidura macroura) (Columba faciata) (Melopelia leucoptera)]