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CAROLINA I"\i. Ziimid >////<*<* >. called als.. the Common Dove. <.r Mourning 



Dove; in l>oui-.iana named Ortolan. This is the most familiar of all our native Pigeons. It 

 inhabit.-* from tin- Atlantic to the Pacific. It i> mL'i-.it..i\ in the Northern States, n 

 N.-u Kngland about ill,- firM of April. In some |>arts of the cotintn n ~.-.-m> to lcome par- 

 tially domesticated. It i> rapid in Highl. ami produces a |M-culiar whistlin- sound liy its 

 wings when Ihinu. Its len-th i-. twehe indie-, ami a fraction. 



Tin. Sc AM l>,,\ i x, ,;/,/,,/;// I'/,,-,,, inlial.it-, the Ki. (inimle valley, Arizona, and Guate- 

 mala. Thi-iv an- only two specieM of this gem,, kn<.\\n. One inlnil.it-. South Am.-ii.-a. It 

 hr--<l> at ( '.-!] St. Lucas, \\ln-iv it-, n.-si^ ait- fmiiul in lo\* trees or shrubs. 



I'm: I.K.TND DOVE (Chamapelia patserina) is common on the South Atlantic and <iulf 

 coast ; raivly found as far north as \Va-hini:ion. It is found also in I>.un- California, and in 

 tin- \\V>t lndit->. U-ing confined to the sea-coast in every in.st;, \iidiilKin d.-x-rilM-s this 



bird as having a low, easy flight. a<voiniani'-d with a whistling sound similar to that of th- 

 other species. It naturally associates in groups of four or liv.-. and shows an es|Hvial fondness 

 for alighting on fences; \.'t it d.H-s not exhibit a dislikf to visiting trees or low shrnblx-i \ 

 The ground is its natural resort almost as naturally so as for the grouse. In the vicinity of 

 Charleston, 8. C., it is seen during the whole year. Its length is nix and a quarter inches. 

 Its iris is a beautiful orange-red, and its bill yellow. 





BLL'K-UKAUKl) I'lUKO.X.-Sf. 



THE KEY WEST PIOEOX (Geolri/ffonmarlinica.) This bird was first observed by Audu- 

 bon, who then con-idered Key West its only locality in the United States. It is common in 

 the West Indi.-s. and mi-rat. -s to Key West, as a little farther towards cooler climate, in the 

 spring or early summ.-r. The habits of this bird an- the same as of the Carolina Dove. It pn-f.-rs 

 shady dark recesses of the forest, particularly in tin- vicinity of jHimls overhung by shrubbery. 

 .The length is al>out eleven inches ; its win-. -i\ 



Another species, called tin- M<-i M UN is found in s>uth America, which, with the 



latt.-r. comprise the 



I'.t.i j in M.II. ri..i..\ ^nrruena* eyanoceplolm is an.th.-r of the West Indian 

 species, which \isits K.-y \Vest, as the nearest point northward. Audubon found a few 



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