32 HISTORY OF 



in his " History of British Animals," shot at Westhall, in the 

 parish of Monymeal, Fifeshire, on the 31st of December, 1825. 

 The feathers were quite fresh and entire, like those of a wild 

 bird. The specimen in question was presented to Dr. Fleming, 

 by the Rev. A. Esplin, schoolmaster at Monymeal. 



The Migratory Pigeon builds its nest in a similar manner 

 to our Ring Pigeon, and lays two white eggs. 



The male Passenger Pigeon has the head, neck, and throat, 

 blueish grey ; breast and sides, hazel brown, with brassy inflec- 

 tions; belly and vent, white; thighs and lower part of the 

 breast, reddish brown ; rump and back, slate blue ; quills 

 and two middle tail feathers, black ; lateral ones, whitish, 

 lighter at the tips, blueish at the bases; primaries, edged with 

 white ; bill, black ; irides, orange ; orbits, flesh coloured ; 

 length, fifteen and a half inches. The female is a little smaller, 

 in other respects she much resembles the male ; but the colours 

 are less brilliant, and the eyes of a lighter tint. 



