134 BIRDS OF THE PLAINS 



parents, nor did these latter appear to notice anything 

 unusual when the white plumage of the pigeons ap- 

 peared. Two days before the changelings were ready 

 to fly a terrific storm arose and so shook the chiks that 

 the poor pigeons were thrown off and killed. Nothing 

 daunted, the doves have since successfully reared a sixth 

 family ! Can we wonder that doves are numerous in 

 India? 



