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THE PASSEKGER PIGEON. 



.«nmiing tliemselves upon the hot pavement of their prison by lying 

 on one side, laying the head flat on the gronnd, tucking the lower wing 

 vnder, and spreading the other over their botlies, so n^ to form a very 

 shallow tent, each quill-feather being separated from its neighbour and 

 radiating around the body.'* 



nCTORIA CBOW.NED PIGEON. 



THE PASSENGER PIGEON. 



This species is about the size of the common Pigeon. Its bill is 

 »laclr. Round the eyes there is a crimson mark ; and the head, throat, 

 and upper parts of the body, are ash-colored. The sides of the neck 



