166 DOVEKEE—-DREPANIS 
occurs, which Canon Tristram thinks is the Turtle-Dove of Serip- 
ture. 
The “Greenland Dove” of Arctic seamen and of some writers 
in the last century is the 
DOVEKEE or DOVEKEY (often written affectedly Dovekie), 
the whalers’ name for what is called in most books the Black 
GUILLEMOT, Uria grylle; but sometimes misapplied to the Little 
AUK or Rotche. 
DRAW-WATER, a common name given to the GOLDFINCH, 
which in captivity learns the trick of pulling a small bucket or cup 
of water from a reservoir placed below its cage, the cup being sus- 
pended by a string or light chain. 
DREPANIS, the scientific name given by Temminck (Man. 
@ Orn, ed. 2, i. p. Ixxxvi.) to certain birds of the Sandwich Islands, 
Mamo, DREPANIS PACIFICA. 
originally referred to the genus Certhia; and subsequently regarded 
as belonging to the Family JJeliphagide (HONEY-SUCKER), but lately 
ascertained by Dr. Gadow to differ from the latter by possessing a 
tongue of a very distinct structure, and to be probably more nearly 
allied to the Cerebidx, so that their recognition as a separate 
Family, Drepanididz, is justifiable. The genus Drepanis, as latterly 
restricted, includes but a single species, D. pacifica, now according 
to all accounts extinct, owing, it is believed, to the way in 
hot entirely eytincel when sentence written, A second species, D. funeren has since Veen 
described fram Maui (P.2 5 1893, p> 690) ‘ 
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