TURTLE DOVE . — Turtur Auritus. 
The world-famed Turtle-Dove, is, although a regular visitor of this country, 
better known by fame and tradition than by actual observation. The bird has, 
from classic time until the present day, been conventionally accepted as the type 
of matrimonial perfection, loving but its mate and caring for no other until death 
steps in to part the wedded couple. 
Yet it is by no means the only instance of such conjugal affection among the 
feathered tribes, for there are hundreds of birds which can lay claim to the same 
excellent qualities, the fierce eagle and the ill-omened raven being among their 
number. 
The nest of this bird is built lower than is generally the case with the Wood- 
Pigeon, and is usually placed on a forked branch of some convenient tree, about 
ten feet or so from the ground. 
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