Doves. 



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Pigeons do. They would of course flourish in a garden 

 aviary, but ought not to be turned loose among other 

 birds, for, gentle and amiable as they are to one 

 another and to their owners, they are sometimes ex- 

 tremely cruel to their companions in captivity, and 

 torment the smaller ones tyrannically. 



CALIFORNTAN CRESTED QUAILS. These are now 

 so continually imported into England, that some 

 mention of them seems required, as they are daily 

 advertised as " most desirable cage birds," " delightful 

 pets," etc. They can hardly, however, be suitable 

 inhabitants of bird-rooms, still less of cages, although 

 they are very pretty birds and soon become exceed- 

 ingly tame, and would do admirably in an outdoor 

 aviary. 



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