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Other a pair of newly-hatched young. Several fully fledged 

 young birds were seen on Hood Island on July 1, and two 

 or three at Academy Bay on July 14. On northwestern Inde- 

 fatigable, July 21, quite a number -yj^ere noted among the hun- 

 dreds of doves feeding about the grassy, tufaceous, coastal 

 region. Two were seen on the south side of Abingdon Island, 

 September 20 and 21, 1906. 



The extreme lack of wariness of this species is undoubtedly 

 the cause of its scarcity on Charles, Chatham, and Albemarle 

 islands, where cats are common. On Chatham Island two 

 doves were taken on July 7, while they were feeding in the 

 wagon road. The next day the mutilated remains of one 

 freshly killed were noted beside the road, and also a large black 

 cat not far distant. Another specimen was taken on October 

 20. On Charles Island they were easy of approach, in spite 

 of the fact that that island has been much frequented by man. 

 From our experience, it would seem that this bird is rather 

 slow in recognizing its enemies. In fact, they were so unso- 

 phisticated that we noosed many, and caught many in hand- 

 nets. One day on Hood Island, Mr. King and I noosed twenty- 

 one. The nooses were of thread, and were fastened to the 

 ends of sticks six or eight feet long. The birds were followed 

 about until an opportune moment arrived, when the noose was 

 slipped over the head of one. We found we were more suc- 

 cessful when barefoot than when wearing shoes, as the noise 

 caused by the contact of shoes with rocks startled the birds. 

 The males proved warier than their mates. On northwestern 

 Indefatigable we killed a great many doves for food with 

 sticks and stones. 



They were frequently seen during the day, sitting in the 

 trees and bushes and in the tree cactuses (Opuntia), and once 

 or twice, during rains, taking shelter beneath overhanging 

 rocks. During a brief interval of sunshine one day, on 

 Gardner-near-Hood, I observed a flock of a dozen or more 

 lying on their sides and stretching one wing up to sun them- 

 selves — a common habit among doves. 



The daily flights of this bird seemed to take place chiefly in 

 the mornings and evenings, and were evidently made to and 

 from water and roosting-places. Single birds and straggling 

 flocks were seen. Perhaps the largest flight was noted at 

 James Bay, James Island, where, on the evenings of August 6 



