. The hunter and the trapper in North America, or, Romantic adventures in field and forest. Hunting; Game and game-birds; Chasse; Gibier. PIGEONS AT HOME. 135 "was seated with my feathered spoil; and I gave him half a dollar to carry it to the steam-boat bound for New York. American pigeons are found everywhere in the terri- tory of the Union j but, in general, these birds select the secluded and unfrequented woods on the borders of the civilized districts, and the vast deserts which abut on the. "thk male mounts ouard, and protects his ; prairies. The season of incuba
. The hunter and the trapper in North America, or, Romantic adventures in field and forest. Hunting; Game and game-birds; Chasse; Gibier. PIGEONS AT HOME. 135 "was seated with my feathered spoil; and I gave him half a dollar to carry it to the steam-boat bound for New York. American pigeons are found everywhere in the terri- tory of the Union j but, in general, these birds select the secluded and unfrequented woods on the borders of the civilized districts, and the vast deserts which abut on the. "thk male mounts ouard, and protects his ; prairies. The season of incubation offers a striking con- trast to the chaotic and confused scenes which I have been describing. If my readers accompanied me into the leafy depths of the forests of the Ohio and the Missis- sippi, they would hear nothing but incessant cooings; would be witnesses only of proofs of tender aflfection and marks of tenderness on the part of the male pigeon to- wards his mate. Above their heads, in the tree-tops, they would perceive a host of close-packed nests, constructed of -^:^-. 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 Révoil, Bénédict Henry, 1816-1882. London; Edinburgh : T. Nelson
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