PASSENGER PIGEON. 
WILD PIGEON. 
EcTOPI.STES MIGRAl'ORIUS. 
Char. Above, grayish blue, deeper on head and runrp, back tinged 
with brown ; primaries blackish with border of pale blue ; middle tail- 
feathers dusky, the remainder shading through blue to white ; neck with 
inetalhc reflections of golden purple and wine color ; under parts brown- 
ish led with a purple tint shading through purplish pink to white. 
Nest. In tree, — a frail platform of twigs. 
Eggs. I or 2; dull white; 1.45 X 1.05. 
The Wild Pigeon of America, so wonderful for its gregarious 
habits, is met with more or less according to circumstances 
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