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BIRDS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. 



Green - Winged Dove. — This remarkably handsome 

 pigeon is too big for an ordinary aviary, being about the 



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size of the common blue rock pigeon ; it is, however, very 

 liardy and peaceful, and soon gets perfectly tame. 



