CHAPTER IV 



BIRDS THAT HAUNT CULTI- 

 VATED LOCATIONS 



MOURNING DOVE 



ONE of the most restful sounds in 

 nature is the cooing of the Dove. It 

 is lovely to hear in the deep woods, 

 for the Dove is one of those birds whose 

 song misleads one as to the place from 

 which it comes. The only other bird of 

 this family that lived in the Eastern 

 United States was the Passenger or 

 Wild Pigeon. But they have probably 

 been all exterminated, as for two years 

 rewards amounting to over three thou- 

 sand dollars have been offered for in- 

 formation as to the location of an un- 

 disturbed nest containing eggs or young. 

 No nest has been found. 

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