THE TURTLE DOVE. 
( Columba furfur, Lin . — La Tourterelle , Buff.) 
Length fomewhat more than twelve inches : 
The bill is brown ; eyes yellow, encompaffed with 
a crimfon circle ; the top of the head is afh colour, 
mixed with olive ; each fide of the neck is marked 
with a fpot of black feathers, tipped with white ; 
the back is afh colour, each feather margined with 
reddifh brown ; wing coverts and fcapulars reddifli 
brown, fpotted with black; quill feathers dufky, 
with pale edges ; the fore part of the neck and 
breafl are of a light purplifh red ; the belly, thighs, 
and vent white ; the two middle feathers of the 
tail are brown, the others dufky, tipped with 
white, the two outermofl edged and tipped with 
