. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. 90 PIGEONS AND DOVES ing that fills the place, and you will locate the sound here and there along the sides of the canyon at dead tree-tops, in each of which a solitary male is sunning himself, at intervals. THE BAND-TAILED PIGEON. puffing out his breast and hooting. The hooting varies con- siderably. Sometimes it is a calm whoo'-hoo-hoo, whoo'-hoo- hoo, at others a spirited hoop-ah-whoo', and again a two-syl- labled whoo'-ugh, made up of a short, hard hoot and a long coo,
. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. 90 PIGEONS AND DOVES ing that fills the place, and you will locate the sound here and there along the sides of the canyon at dead tree-tops, in each of which a solitary male is sunning himself, at intervals. THE BAND-TAILED PIGEON. puffing out his breast and hooting. The hooting varies con- siderably. Sometimes it is a calm whoo'-hoo-hoo, whoo'-hoo- hoo, at others a spirited hoop-ah-whoo', and again a two-syl- labled whoo'-ugh, made up of a short, hard hoot and a long coo, as if the breath was sharply expelled for the first note and drawn in for the ; ("Handbook," p. 139.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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