THE STOCK DOVE. 



Cohoitba ccnas. 



HIS bird is very similar in 

 appearance and habits to the 

 common Wood Pigeon, with 

 which it not unfrequently 

 associates. It is, however, 

 partly migratory in its habits, 

 leaving certain parts of this 

 country about the end of 

 October. 



The Stock Dove is by no 

 means equally distributed in 

 Great Britain, being common 

 in some localities and rarely 

 met with in others. It is 

 also local even in those coun- 

 ties where it is to be seen, 

 and seems to possess strong 

 partialities to certain districts. 

 This is the case in the counties 

 of Norfolk, Hertfordshire, 

 Essex, and other parts of the 

 midlands, where it seems most 

 generally found. 



In Europe the bird is said 

 to be met with in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Norway, 



