THE TUKTLE DOVE. 



Colwnba turtur. 

 Turtur auritus. 



ERHAPS no bird, either in 

 this country or elsewhere, is 

 so inseparably connected 

 with pleasing and senti- 

 mental associations as the 

 Turtle Dove. 



Its strong unswerving at- 

 tachment to its mate, its 

 gentle confiding disposition, 

 and elegant appearance, have 

 been from time immemorial 

 the admiration of mankind. 

 These pleasing characteristics 

 have furnished unfailing 

 themes and apt similes for 

 the poet, the preacher, the 

 philosopher, and the moral- 

 ist ; whilst the numerous 

 records of its gentleness 

 and conjugal devotion are 

 thoroughly well known to 

 everyone, and have long 

 since become proverbial. 

 Notwithstanding this 



