276 FEATHERED FRIENDS. 



ways, curious notes, or extreme hardiness, for although 

 denizens of the Dark Continent they are quite as in- 

 sensible to the many changes of our inconstant climate 

 as any of our own domesticated Pigeons. 



Like these, the Cambayan Turtles are of frugal habits 

 and will eat anything in the shape of seed or corn, 

 although they evince a marked preference for the yellow 

 round maize when they can get it. I have seen my old 

 fellow "tub" as soon as I had broken the ice for him. 



The Cambayan Turtle is found as far north as Egypt, 

 where he alights on the Nile when he wants to drink, 

 rising from the water like a duck. 



Scientific name, Turtur senegalensis. 



