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20. Zenaedura carolinensis. Carolina Dove. — Tlie following rec- 
ord is from my journal January 12, 1878. A Carolina Dove flew down 
from a ledgC above the Garrison’s Tunnel, and alighted upon the railroad, 
close beside me, where it hopped about, looking askance at me, finally 
hopping on to the rail, where it sat ogling me till a train came along, 
when it flew on to the ledge. The flagman at the station told me that 
they were occasionally present throughout the milder winters, feeding on 
the grain that drops from the cars. 
BnlL N.O.O. 4, Jan. , 1870, p.37 
Birds of the Adirondack Region. 
C. H»Merriani. 
135. Zenaidura carolinensis ( Linn .) Bonaparte . Mourning Dove. 
— Dr. Albert K. Fisher writes me that he has seen this species, and its 
eggs, taken in Warren County near the south end of Lake George. 
BuJjLN.O.O. 0,Oct, 1881. p, 233 
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) it is worth. One da} r in June, while wading in 
|j Oneida Lake, iny gun being on shore, a pair of 
Common Doves ( Zenaidura carolinensis) , passed 
between me and the timber, and lit in a large 
pine. I watched them for a moment, and then 
started for my gun. Before I could come in 
range, however, they were offlikethe wind, and 
although I visited the locality every day for two 
weeks, T saw no more of them. They were cer- 
tainly either Common Doves or Wild Pigeons 
( Ectopistes migratoria ), and I am quite confident 
they were the former. (The latter would be 
quite as much out of place on Oneida Lake in 
June). 
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400. Mourning Dove. Not rare. Breeds. 
■ Mourning Dove. Not rare. 
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Oneida County, New York 
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Zenaidura macroura. We find the species rather common on the pine 
barrens at the east end of Oneida Lake, undoubtedly breeding, though we 
have failed to find a nest. A female killed April ,3, 1889, contained a fully 
toi med egg. A single bird was also observed at Utica, May 7, 1889. This 
species was given in the List on the strength of a single specimen taken in 
erkimer Co., and its occurrence in such numbers as we have found it 
was a great surprise. Atlk, VII. Jnly, 1890, p, <2J/- 
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