<P> The mourning dove is sometimes called the "American mourning dove" to distinguish it from the distantly related mourning collared dove (Streptopelia decipiens) of Africa . It was also formerly known as the "Carolina turtledove" and the "Carolina pigeon". The genus name was bestowed in 1838 by French zoologist Charles L. Bonaparte in honor of his wife, Princess Zénaide, and macroura is from Ancient Greek makros, "long" and oura, "tail". The "mourning" part of its common name comes from its call . </P> <P> The mourning dove was thought to be the passenger pigeon's closest living relative, based on morphological grounds . The mourning dove was even suggested to belong to the same genus, Ectopistes, and was listed by some authors as E. carolinensis . </P> <P> The mourning dove has a large range of nearly 11,000,000 km (4,200,000 sq mi). The species is resident throughout the Greater Antilles, most of Mexico, the Continental United States, southern Canada, and the Atlantic archipelago of Bermuda . Much of the Canadian prairie sees these birds in summer only, and southern Central America sees them in winter only . The species is a vagrant in northern Canada, Alaska, and South America . It has been spotted as an accidental at least seven times in the Western Palearctic with records from the British Isles (5), the Azores (1) and Iceland (1). In 1963, the mourning dove was introduced to Hawaii, and in 1998 there was still a small population in North Kona . The mourning dove also appeared on Socorro Island, off the western coast of Mexico, in 1988, sixteen years after the Socorro dove was extirpated from that island . </P> <P> The mourning dove is a medium - sized, slender dove approximately 31 cm (12 in) in length . Mourning doves weigh 112--170 g (4.0--6.0 oz), usually closer to 128 g (4.5 oz). The elliptical wings are broad, and the head is rounded . Its tail is long and tapered ("macroura" comes from the Greek words for "large" and "tail"). Mourning doves have perching feet, with three toes forward and one reversed . The legs are short and reddish colored . The beak is short and dark, usually a brown - black hue . </P>

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