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NATURAL HISTORY. 
119. In the summer season he maybe seen in 
every grove, running up the bodies of the trees, and 
hammering upon the dead branches. 
120. His holes in decaying trees serve him a 
double purpose ; for he excavates them in pursuit of 
his food, and then they form for him a comfortable 
habitation, where he deposits his eggs, and rears his 
young, secure from storms and depredations. 
THE WILD PIGEON. 
121. The head, neck, and upper parts of the body 
of this bird are ash-coloured ; the breast and belly are 
whitish, with a reddish tinge. There is a crimson 
mark around the eyes. These birds visit different 
parts of North America in numbers inconceivably 
immense. The trees of the forest are often broken 
down by them, so as to endanger the lives of passing 
travellers. 
122. A traveller upon the banks of the Ohio 
states, that, one day, “ they passed over him in such 
Describe the Wild Pigeon. Where are they found in immense 
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