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where at the latter end of the year, and returning early in fpring *. 

 They inhabit the woods altogether, and build on the tops of 

 trees, making a large, loofe, and flat neft with dry flicks. Are 

 faid to have two broods in a year ; the firft in April, the fecond 

 about Midfummer. Buffon is clear of the firft, as he has more 

 than once had a neft brought him the beginning of April, con- 

 taining two and fometimes three young ones ; and the quantity 

 encreafing in all parts about the month of Auguft, may give us 

 reafon to think that they breed more than once in England. 

 Indeed it is generally fuppofed that they have but one brood in 

 a year, except the young be taken from the firft neft ; but I 

 could never find any one who could afcertain this point. The 

 eggs are like thofe of other Pigeons, but larger, and they fit 

 fourteen days on them before the young are hatched. 



This fpecies is called in fome parts of England by the names of 

 ^ueejl and Cujhat, 



30. 



Columba jenea, Lin. Syjt. i. p. 283. N° 22. 

 NUTMEG P. Le Pigeon ramier des Moluques, Brif. am. i. p. 148. N" 41. pi. 13. f. 2.— 



Buf. oif. ii. p. 538. — PI. enl. 164. 



Description. OIZE of the Ring Pigeon: length feventeen inches. The 

 bill almoft greenifh : the head, neckj and under parts of the 

 body, dirty white, with a tinge of vinaceous : the back, rump, 

 upper tail coverts, and tail, green, gloried with gold and copper : 

 the fides, and under the wings, dirty white: under tail coverts 

 purplifh chefnut : quills afh-coloured, with the tips of the prime, 



* I have had this bird more than once fent to me beyond the middle of Dc 



temler. 



and 



