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Cyanura Cristata.— Sw. 
Blue Jay. 
It is very abundant from the Atlantic to Min- 
nesota. I have seen flocks of more than a 
hundred at a time, flying oVer the timber at 
Benson Grove, in Iowa, for several days. They 
breed very abundant in Iowa, and are very tame. 
Ectopistes Migratoria —Sw. 
Wild Pigeon. 5 
Very abundant in Spring and Autumn, when 
migrating. I have found them in immense 
numbers in Wisconsin, and have seen so many, 
alight upon an oak tree that they broke the 
limbs off. I found it in Iowa in 1875, breeding 
in Benson Grove, and also at Clear Lake, where 
it was more plenty. 
Zenadura Carolinensis—Lonap. 
Common Dove. 
Very common in all parts of the country. 
Breeds very abundant in Iowa. 
Chamepelia Passerina.—Sw. 
Ground Dove. 
This little dove is very abundant at Key West, 
Florida, where it breeds. I shot one specimen 
in the pine woods of New Jersey, which I suppose 
was a Straggler. I have been out hunting quail 
in November, and on my return through a 
