TURTLE-DOVE 349 



On May 8, 190G, a paiu of Stock-Doves were seen in 

 the woods between Euckinge and Bilsington, where they 

 remained during the early part of the summer, but their 

 nest was not discovered. This species had a nest in 

 old wall in the Boxley Abbey meadows in 1877 and 

 1878. Its note in autumn and winter is cOO, cOO, in 

 single syllables, and many times repeated. 



ROCK-DOVE. 



Columha livia, Bonnaterre. End. MetJi., i., p. 227 



(1790). 



The Eock-Dove is seldom seen in Kent. It is supposed 

 that they used to breed in the higher cliffs between Dover 

 and St. Margaret's Bay, but the Peregrine no doubt put 

 a stop to their existence in that locality. Mr. H. S. D. 

 Byron met with this bird in the marshes of St. Peter's, 

 Thanet. 



Genus TURTUR, Selby. 



TUETLE-DOVE. 



TurtiiT turtur (Linna?ns). H.N., i., p. 284 (1766). 



This beautiful Dove arrives early in May in large 

 numbers, and they are soon distributed throughout the 

 wooded districts of Kent, where they may be heard 

 in all directions, breeding freely in every wood and 

 plantation. 



Their slightly constructed nests of a few twigs, held 

 together by a few small lengths of woodbine, are so 



