270 BIRDS. COLUMB*. 



iris yellowish white. 17^ inches long. Inhabits Europe. B 



Selby, Illust. pi. 56, fig. 1. 



This species breeds twice or thrice a-year, and is stationary in Britain. Its note 

 is louder and more plaintive than that of the common pigeon, but uttered only in 

 pairing time, or during fine weather. Various attempts to domesticate the Ring- 

 Dove have been made, but without success. 



C. cenas, Lin. Stock Dove. Head, throat, wings, and under parts 

 bluish ash-coloured ; sides of the neck of a changeable green ; 

 breast lavender purple ; top of the back brown ash-coloured ; a 

 black spot on the last two secondary feathers and some of the 

 coverts of the wings ; wings and tail bluish ash-coloured ; tail 

 terminated with black ; iris brownish red ; legs and toes bright 

 red. 13 inches long. Europe. B Selby, Illust. pi. 56*, fig. 1. 



C. lima, Briss. The Rock Dove. Upper parts bluish ash-coloured ; 

 sides of the neck changeable green ; rump white ; two black trans- 

 verse bands on the wings ; wing and tail-feathers terminated with 

 black ; lateral tail-feathers margined with white ; iris reddish- 

 yellow. 12 inches long. Inhabits Europe. B Selby, Illust, 



pi. 56*, fig. 2. 



From this species all the domestic varieties are supposed to be derived. 



C. turtur, Lin. The Turtle-Dove. Head, neck, breast, and back 

 light wood-brown, tinged with pearl-gray ; a patch of black fea- 

 thers, margined with white, on each side of the neck ; scapulars 

 and wing-coverts black, shading into bluish-gray, and deeply edged 

 with buff-orange ; belly and under tail-coverts white ; two mid- 

 dle tail-feathers brown, the rest with their tips white. 11 in- 

 ches long. Inhabits Europe. B. Selby, Illust. pi. 56, fig. 2. 

 This delicate bird is only a periodical visitant in Britain, arriving in the begin- 

 ning of May, and departing after incubation at the commencement of September. 

 It is only found in the southern counties. 



C. lacernulata, Tern. Plumage reddish-brown ; head blue ash-co- 

 loured; middle of the belly purple; under tail-coverts red; shoul- 

 ders and wings dusky, shining with bronzed-green ; tail dusky 

 at the base. 15 inches long. Inhabits Java Tern. PL Col. 164. 



C. scripta, Tern. Plumage above ashy-brown, the wing-coverts 

 sprinkled with opaline green spots ; throat white, edged with 

 black ; breast and middle of the belly ashy-blue ; lateral tail-fea- 

 thers brown at the base, deep black at the tip. 9| inches long. 

 Inhabits New Holland Tern. PI. Col. 187. 



C. lophotes, Tern. Plumage brownish ash-coloured ; head with an 

 elongated crest ; back and lesser wing-coverts with a transverse 

 black bar towards the tips ; the greater coverts with green tips ; 

 quills with a purple spot on the outer web ; tail-feathers elonga- 

 ted, with white tips. 12 inches long. Inhabits New Holland. 

 Shaw, xiv. pi. 34. 



C. magnified, Tern. Plumage above fine golden green; wing-coverts 

 spotted with yellow ; head, cheeks, and nape ash-coloured ; se- 

 condary feathers and quills deep changeable green ; throat, ante- 



