PIGEONS AXD DOVES 



tame pigeon in its manner of flight and habits. 

 It has a square tail, and the white crescent on 

 the back of the neck is a distinctive field 

 mark. It usually goes about in small flocks 

 and may often be seen in the region of farms 

 and orchards perched on the tops of tall 

 trees, from which vantage point it makes 

 raids on young fruit and berries of which it is 

 very fond. When alighting in a tree it does 

 so with a noisy flapping of wings, a character- 

 istic of the species. This is especially notice- 

 able at its roosting place, usually in some 

 dead tree situated in a deep canyon, where it 

 makes a great fuss as it restlessly flies from 

 limb to limb before settling down for the night. 

 The nest of the band-tailed pigeon is a 

 frail platform of sticks placed in trees or 

 bushes, or on the ground as reported from 

 various places in California. The eggs are 

 two in number, white and equal ended. 



^ ]\rourning dove, Zenaidura macroiira 



caroUnensis. 13.00 



Distribution : North America; breeding on 



the Pacific Coast from British Columbia 



south to ^lexico. Wintering from southern 



Oregon to Panama. 



The mourning dove, or turtle dove, is a 

 common bird in the cultivated areas of the 

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