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DOYV HORLN G. 
Woop PicEon, CusHat, QuEEsT. 
CotumBa Patumsus, Lin. 
This is the largest European species, and is found 
in all parts of Europe. In England it is met with 
in all wooded and inclosed parts of the kingdom, 
and is not migratory. It is amongst the earliest 
breeders of our native birds, generally pairing to- 
wards the latter part of February. The Wood 
Pigeon usually produces two or three broods in 
the course of the year, but never more than two 
young birds at each hatching. The nest, which is 
wide and shallow, is formed of small twigs loosely 
put together, andis placed in an upper fork or 
among the closer branches of some rather tall tree. 
The ivy encircling trees, or creeping over the 
face of rocks, is also not unfrequently selected for 
its site. The egos, two in number, are of an oval 
form and white in colour. 
DOVE, ROOK. 
CoLuMBA Livia, Selby. 
The Rock Dove, as its name implies, inhabits 
precipitous rocks near the sea shore, in the cavities 
