COLUMBA. 307 



Order COLUMBIFORMES. 



Family COLUMBID^. 



Genus COLUMBA Linnaeus, Syst. Nat- 1758, p. 162. 

 Type : C. anas Linn. 



Columba = a Dove, in classical Latin ; probably as if meaning " dark," 

 from the root of call go = darkness. But cf. Lith, gulbe = swan, O. Irish 

 gall, with the meaning "white." Probably not akin to Colymbus. 



Columba oenas. STOCK-DOVE. 



Columba oenas Linnceus, Syst. Nat. 1758, p. 1G2 : 

 Sweden. 



Columba oenas Linn. ; B. O. II. -List, 1st ed. 1883, p. 138 ; 

 Salvador^ Gat. Birds B. M. xxi. 1893, p. 261 ; Saunders, 

 Manual, 2nd ed. 1899, p. 481. 



Oenas = olvds, a wild Pigeon the colour of ripening grapes (011/77 = the vine), 

 in Aristotle, which Gaza translates Vinago. 



Distribution in the British Islands. A Resident, widely 

 distributed. It has greatly extended its range during recent 

 years and is now found breeding in Great Britain as far 

 north as Sutherland and over the northern and eastern 

 counties of Ireland. It has occurred in the Orkney and 

 Shetland Islands. 



General Distribution. The Stock-Dove inhabits Europe 

 and western Asia as far east as Turkestan. It is migratory 

 in the northern parts of its range, and on passage it occurs 

 in north-west Africa, and apparently breeds in Morocco, 

 Algeria, and Tunisia. 



Columba palumbus. RING-DOVE or WOOD- 

 PIGEON. 



Columba palumbus Linnceus, Syst. Nat. 1758, p. 163 : 

 Sweden. 



Columba palumbus Linn. ; B. O. II. List, 1st ed. 1883, p. 138 ; 

 Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. 1893, p. 299 ; Sounders, 

 Manual, 2nd ed. 1899, p. 479. 



