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iy jColumbae. 



" .\Columbine. Faun. Am. Sept. 



7. Columba,"!^. Migratoria. 285. 36. Migratory 

 Pigeon.. J Pigeon. Catefb. 1. 23. Kalmll. 

 p. 82, t. Paflertger Pigeon, Faun. Am. Sept. 11. 

 "Severn River, N° 63. Wood-pigeon. 



Thefe pigeons are very fcarce fo far northward as 

 Severn river, but abound near Moofe-fort, and 

 further inland to the fouthward. Their com- 

 mon r food are berries and juniper buds in 

 winter ; they fly about in great flocks, and 

 are reckoned good eating. This account is 

 confirmed by Kalm in his travels (Englifh 

 edition) Vol. II. p. 82 and 31 [. They hatch 

 only two eggs at a time, and their nefts are 

 built in trees. Their eyes are fmal! snd black, 

 the irides yellow, the feet red : the r k fine- 

 ly gloffed with purple, brighter in the tie. 

 They weigh 9 ounces. 



y rPafTere?. 



[Paffrrine. Faun. Am. Sept. 



8. Alauda. *) 20. Alpeftris. 289. 10. Klein, Hift. of 

 Lark. J Bird*, 4-to. p. 73. Shore Lark, Faun. 

 Am. Sent. 12. Catefb. I. 32. 

 Albany Fort, N° 6. 



This fpecies is indifferently defcribed by Linneus, 

 who fays that all the tail-feathers on their in- 

 ner web are white, (rectricibus dimidio in- 

 terior e albis) - y though it does not appear that 

 i;e law a fpecimen of it himfelf. Both the 



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