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of April. He supposes it to winter in Central America. It is 

 very abundant during the summer in Priace Edward Island. 



This wonderful bird, then, is known to pass over twenty- 

 eight degrees of latitude, or sixteen hundred and eighty 

 miles, on its migration to and from the north, traversing 

 vast tracts of ocean in its flight, and disappearing in un- 

 known regions of the south, where it is not unreasonable to 

 suppose that it may contiaue its course to the temperate 

 latitudes of that hemisphere. 



Carolina Long-tailed Dove (Edopistes Carolinensii). 

 On the 30th of October, 1854, Mr. Walker presented me 

 with a newly-killed specimen of this dove, which had been 

 captured alive by a coloured person, residing near Spanish 

 Point. It was very plump and fat. 



Ground Dove {Golumha passerina). This beautiful dove, 

 the smallest of the pigeon tribe, is common in the Bermudas, 

 where it has thoroughly established itself as a native bird. 

 It is generally seen feeding in flocks, of five or six together, 

 in the highways and enclosures. Its nest is a mere platform 

 of twigs, and is generally placed on the lower branch of a 

 cedar tree. It lays two white eggs, and when disturbed, 

 win attempt to lead the intruder from its nest by fluttering 

 along the ground. 



American Partridge, or Quail {Ortyx Virginiana). 

 Although a migratory bird in some parts of North America, 

 the quail has certainly never found its way to the Bermudas, 

 from 1840 to 1855 ; Major Wedderburn is, therefore, per- 

 fectly justified in considering it to be extiuct in those 

 islands. That it was by no means uncommon a few years 

 ago, is sufficiently proved by the testimony of persons, still 

 living, who have enjoyed the sport of quail shooting, when 



