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rough platform of sticks, and lays two white eggs. In the 

 Albany kloofs it is a scarce bird, although we found a nest 

 on January 6, 1907, about six feet from the ground. 



The Doves may, on the whole, be considered as friends of 

 the farmer, as, although accused — often with justice — of 

 stealing ripening grain and uprooting sprouting peas, barley, 

 and wheat, they do a large amount of good. 



