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ORDER RASORES, 
Family COLUMB. 
The members of the Columbee, or Pigeons, may be said to be more 
universally dispersed than any other family of birds; for there is no 
portion of the globe, favoured with a temperate or warm climate, 
where representatives of one or more of the various genera of which 
it is composed do not exist. In round numbers, between three and 
four hundred species are now known; of these, four are inhabitants 
of Britain, one of which is a summer migrant. 
Genus Patumsts. 
Pas TO RLUMBUS TORQUATURY os lg a) dee » Vole DV. PLT, 
Woop-Picron or CusHat. 
A stationary species, universally dispersed over Britain and most 
parts of Europe and North Africa. 
Genus CoLuMBA. 
A form the members of which are chiefly confined to the Old 
World. 
DUS) COLUMBAVOENAS %- 4 3-1 «| . 4 ¢ 4 al) VOL, TV. Pl 
Stock Dover. 
Partially migratory, but breeds with us. 
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Rocx-PieEon. 
Common and stationary in all the rocky portions of Britain, the 
supposed origin of our domestic Pigeon. 
Genus TURTUR. 
This genus is represented by the well-known Turtledove, that 
visits Britain in spring, to which several eastern species might be 
added. 
DIOR TUR AUBTIUS % ¢ 5 «© « «© » «© «  VOkEV. PI. EY. 
Turtie Dove. 
A true summer resident in all the southern and midland portions 
of Britain. 
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