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THE EOCK DOVE, 



Columha livia. 



HE Rock Dove derives its name 

 from the character of the 

 localities in wliich it princi- 

 ])ally abouudsj and which jive 

 almost invariably of a rocky 

 nature. The cliffs of the 

 Scottish coast; and the York- 

 shire cliffs of Flamboroug-h 

 and Sjieetonj may be men- 

 tioned as places where these 

 birds may be found in great 

 abundance^ but, indeed, al- 

 most everywhere th^t the 

 coast offers a secure home 

 and shelter the Rock Dove 

 may be, said to be at home 

 in greater or less numbers. 



Denmark, Norway, Swe- 

 den, the islands of the Medi- 

 terranean, North Africa and 

 Teneriffe are spoken of as the 

 homes of these birds, and in 

 Great Britain the eastern and 

 western coasts of the more 



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