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and a half ; of the tarsus one inch ; of the tail four inches ; from the 

 carpus to the end of the wing eight inches six lines. 



DESCRIPT. Head and throat deep bluish gray ; sides of the neck 

 glossed with metallic hues of green and purple ; back brownish gray ; 

 rump and upper tail-coverts pale bluish ash ; breast pale vinaceous red ; 

 belly, thighs, and under tail-coverts, bluish gray ; quills dusky, passing 

 into bluish gray at the base of the feathers ; wing-coverts of the same 

 colour as the back, but rather paler ; some of the greater ones, as well as 

 the three last secondary quills, spotted with black, forming an irregular 

 bar across the wings : tail bluish ash passing into black at the extremity ; 

 the outer web of the external feather with an oblong white spot towards 

 the base : irides deep reddish brown : feet red. (Egg.) White : oval : 

 long. diam. one inch six lines and a half; trans, diam. one inch two 

 lines. 



Inhabits woods with the preceding species, but is less plentiful and 

 more local. Not uncommon in some of the midland and eastern counties, 

 where it remains the whole year. Builds in the hollows of old pollard 

 trees, and lays two eggs. Does not cooe like the Ring-Dove, but utters a 

 hollow rumbling note, heard at intervals throughout the spring and 

 summer months. Flocks with that species in the Winter, and supports 

 itself in the same manner. 



139. C. Lima, Briss. (Rock-Dove.) Bluish ash; 

 sides of the neck glossed with green reflections ; wings with 

 two distinct transverse bars ; rump white ; tip of the tail 

 black. 



C. Livia, Temm. Man. d'Orn. torn. n. p. 446. Id. Pig. et Gall. 

 torn. i. p. 125. Rock-Dove, Selb. Illmt. vol. i. p. 410. pi. 56*. f. 2. 

 Wild Pigeon, Bew. Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 309. 



DIMENS. Entire length twelve inches eight lines. 



DESCRIPT. Head, throat, upper part of the back, wing-coverts, and 

 under parts, bluish ash ; sides of the neck, and upper part of the breast, 

 glossed with shades of green and purple-red ; rump, and lower part of the 

 back, white : wings with two distinct black transverse bars ; quills tipped 

 with black : tail deep bluish gray at the base, black at the extremity ; 

 outer feather with the external web white : irides pale reddish orange : 

 feet red. (Egg.) White : of a sub-oval form, and rather pointed : long, 

 diam. one inch five lines ; trans, diam. one inch two lines and a half. 



Found on rocky cliffs, principally those in the neighbourhood of the 

 sea. Met with in various parts of England, but is most abundant on the 

 eastern coast. Breeds in caverns, and the recesses of rocks, and lays two 

 eggs. Has two or three broods in the year. Feeds on grain, seeds, and 

 some of the smaller Helices. Obs. The Domestic Pigeon, with its 

 numerous varieties, is descended from this species. 



140. C. Turtur, Linn. (Turtle-Dove.) Back and 

 rump cinereous brown ; a black space on the sides of the 

 neck ; tip of the tail white. 



C. Turtur, Temm. Man. d'Orn. torn. n. p. 448. Id. Pig. et Gall. 

 torn. i. p. 305. Turtle-Dove, Mont. Orn. Diet. Selb. Illust. vol. i. 

 p. 413. pi. 56. f. 2. Bew. Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 312. 



