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British Birds. 



on the lecli;e of a cliff, and is a flat roui;hly made structure of small sticks, sea-weed 

 and j;rass-bents. The eggs are two in number, white, and measure about an inch- 

 and-a-half in length. 



**^^V®N,H' 



The Rock-Dove. 



The Passenger Pigeon. 



THE PASSENGER Although this Pigeon, which is found over the greater portion 



PIGEON. of North America, has been said to have occurred in Britain on 



{Ectupistes ^^.g occasions, it is doubtful whether an}' of the birds were really 



Wild ones. It ma\- be recognised by its long and pointetl tail. 



the feathers of which are grej' 



with a cinnamon-coloured 



base and a good deal of 



white on all but the centre 



feathers, which are slaty 



black. The length of the 



bird is about sixteen inches. 



THE TURTLE-DOVE. 



{Turtny inyttii'.) 



A summer visitor to 

 P^ngland, but not known to 

 the northward of Southern 

 Scotland, and of rare in- 

 stance in Ireland, though 

 Mr. Ussher believes that The Turtlk-Dovk. The Oriental Turtle-Uove. 



