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TUKTLE DOVE. 



PLATE CXXXV. FIG. II. 



Columba Turtur, LINN^US. LATHAM. 



Turtur auritus, KAY. 



THE nest is carelessly constructed of a few twigs and sticks, and 

 is placed in trees at no great height from the ground some ten or 

 twenty feet but well hidden among the foliage. It is, however, 

 itself so slight, that the eggs may be seen through it. 



The eggs are two in number, and glossy white, of a narrow oval 

 and rather pointed form. They are laid about the middle of May, 

 and are hatched in sixteen or seventeen days. The female sits on 

 the young, if the weather be cold, both night and day. Two and 

 sometimes three broods are produced in the year. The young soon 

 learn to shift for themselves. 



