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The Stock Dove is not quite so niimerous as tlie last 

 mentioned species, but yet not far from it. 



They breed in the holes of trees, chiefly in the Forest. 

 In the winter they congregate with the Eing Dove. 



Phasianus colchicus. 



FlieasanU 



EGG OBSERVED. 



May 23rd, 1865. 

 April 29th, 1866. 

 May 16th, 1867. 

 May oth, 1868. 

 1870. 



This splendid Asiatic bird has become so thoroughly 

 naturalized and proved so perfectly hardy in England that 

 it must be included in every catalogue of British birds. 



It is so often bred in confinement and then turned out, 

 that we have a great many different varieties and hybrids, 

 several of which may be found in and round Savernake 

 Forest. Through the kindness of Mr. Gauntlett, the head 

 keeper, fine specimens of some of these have been jDlaced 

 in the College museum. One of them is the " Ringed," or 

 " Barbary," which differs only from the common in having 

 a rino- of white feathers round its neck. 



