BLUE HILL-PIGEON 147 



but in a letter to me written about that time, says that they seldom 

 troubled to kill them unless they wanted a few for the pot. 



They are well-flavoured birds, just like the ordinary wild Pigeon, 

 that is to say, like a tame one, but drier and less fat. 



They are grain, seed, and berry eaters, like the true Rock-Pigeons, 

 and not fruit-eaters. 



Their notes are said to be indistinguishable from those of the 

 Blue Rock. 



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