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embarking there on board ship for Toronto, a flight of them was observed 

 coming from that quarter; that, as he sailed over Lake Ontario to Toronto, 

 forty miles distant from Niagara, pigeons were seen flying overhead the 

 whole way, in a contrary direction to that in which the ship proceeded; and 



PASSENGER PIGEON, PARENT BIRD 



The nearby presence of this bird's offspring induces an alert, defiant 



pose when confronted by the camera. 



that, on arriving at the place of his destination, the birds were still observed 

 coming down from the north in as large bodies as had been noticed at any one 

 time during the whole voyage; supposing, therefore, that the pigeons moved 

 no faster than the vessel, the flight, according to this gentleman's account, 



