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especially those of the Tiger Moth (Arctia caja), the hairs of 

 which form a kind of lining to its stomach. A tame Cuckoo, 

 that lived for more than a year in captivity, seemed to consider 

 a young mouse an especial treat. The mouse was first beaten 

 against the ground or a hard stone, until it was reduced to a 

 soft mass, after which process it was swallowed. The length 

 of the bird is about fourteen inches. 



OrclerlV... COLUMBJE. 



Family I. . . Columbidae. (Lat. Columba, a Dove. Dove kind.) 



Sub-family b. Columbines. 



Palumbus (Lat. a Pigeon), the Ringdove. 



THIS family is supposed to be more widely distributed than 

 any other. The three pigeons engraved are the only species 

 that live wild in this country. 



