through it ; it lays only two eggs, which are white, of an 
exa6l oval form, and conftantly produce a male and female ; 
the young are attended to by the parents till able to provide 
for themfelves, , 
Thefe birds are very injurious to the farmer, as they devour 
an amazing quantity of feed and pulfe ; of the latter they are 
fo particularly fond, that a common mode of taking them is 
by fteeping a quantity of tares in fome intoxicating mixture, 
which they greedily devour, and foon become ftupified ; in this 
ftate great numbers are frequently caught for the fupply qf 
our markets. They alfo feed on beech-maft, acorns, ivy- 
berries, the leaves of turnips, and clover. 
Ring- Doves are common in mofl parts of this country, in 
winter they aflbciate in very large flocks ; they are generally 
fuppofed to migrate, but as we meet with them at all feafons 
of the year, it is very doubtful whether they make more than 
partial migrations from one part of this country to the other. 
During winter they refort to woods, and rooft on the higheft 
trees. Frequent endeavours have been made to domefticatc 
this fpecies, but without efFe(3:. 
Our figure was executed for the late W. Curtis. 
Its provincial names are Wood- Pigeon, Wood-Cover, 
Wood-Cufhet, Cufhat, Queft, and Culver. 
