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EING DOVE. 

 Case 210. 



Though the present species is a resident in all 

 parts of the British Isles, the immense flocks that 

 are at times met with would lead to the belief that 

 their numbers occasionally receive additions from 

 the Continent. 



The farmers in various parts of the country 

 complain of the depredations committed by these 

 birds and frequently organise societies for their 

 extermination ; but whether their efforts will ever 

 be attended with success appears to be extremely 

 doubtful, one fact at present alone being certain, 

 that their attempts to thin them down have 

 hitherto been perfectly unavailing. 



As any guess approaching the numbers that 

 occasionally congregate together would appear 

 incredible to those that have never had an oppor- 

 tunity of observing them, it will be sufficient to 

 state that in favourable localities they often join in 

 flocks of several thousands. 



The specimens in the case were obtained in 

 the neighbourhood of Brighton in the spring of 

 1870. 



TURTLE DOVE. 

 Case 211. 



The Turtle Dove is only a summer visitor to 

 our shores arriving in May and departing early in 

 the autumn. 



Though this bird is occasionally observed in 

 the northern parts of the island it is most numerous 

 in the southern counties, being particularly abundant 

 in Sussex. 



The specimens in the case were shot at Port- 

 slade near Brighton during the summer of 1872. 



