Gene Jarvis: Ground Dove Columbina passerina

Artist: Gene Jarvis
1921 - 1990
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1980
Image Size: 9.5 by 9 inches
Overall Size: 12.75 by 12.5 inches
Medium: Pen and Ink on Hot Press Illustration Board

Indigenous to the West Indies island of Barbados -- as well as to the southernmost United States and as far into South America as Ecuador and Brazil -- is the Common Ground Dove, or Columbia passerina. This attractive bird is a representative of the huge 280-member family of Pigeons and Doves, known scientifically as the family Columbidae. Diminutive in physical proportions at only seven to eight inches in length, the Ground Dove is nonetheless outsized in friendliness and appeal. Its haunting coo may commonly be heard along country roadsides as it fulfills its reputation as a wire-sitter. While in flight, its striaght-line pattern becomes another identifying trait. The drinking technique of the Ground Dove is definitely unique. Most species of birds must raise their heads in order to swallow water. But doves are the exception and they can drink their fill without ever removing their beaks from the water. As a means of successfully blending in with their environment, Ground Doves are feathered in dominate shades of brown. Occasional flecks of black and a touch of ruby coloring near the beak and wingtips provide the only visual ornamentation for these largely brush-dwelling birds.

This artwork was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the Barbados Ground Dove stamp issued August 7, 1979.

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