. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. e two young doves shows admirably Ring=Doves. ^^^sir delicate appearance in the half-fledged state. The species is the well-known Tame Dove (Turtur risorius), often called the Eing-Dove. This is, perhaps, hardly a suitable name, as it is shared by the very different wood-pigeon {Columba palumbus). Collared Turtle and Barbary Dove are alternative titles forthe tame bird. In these young birds theblack semicircular mark on the back ofthe neck is not yet noticeable, while theirplumage is of a paler shade than that ofthe parents,
. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. e two young doves shows admirably Ring=Doves. ^^^sir delicate appearance in the half-fledged state. The species is the well-known Tame Dove (Turtur risorius), often called the Eing-Dove. This is, perhaps, hardly a suitable name, as it is shared by the very different wood-pigeon {Columba palumbus). Collared Turtle and Barbary Dove are alternative titles forthe tame bird. In these young birds theblack semicircular mark on the back ofthe neck is not yet noticeable, while theirplumage is of a paler shade than that ofthe parents, and the feathers have whitishtips. Although so long and thoroughlydomesticated that its wild original is notknown, the tame turtle - dove does notvary much in colour. The most usualtype is the creamy or pale fawn-colouredbird with the black collar, such as theparents of the above pair presumably varieties occur, and are called JavaDoves. These usually have no collar,and when paired with the fawn birds theproduce resembles one type or the other asa EKG-DOVES NEST AND YOUNG. 404 Bird Notes 405 To the last picture, the one (by the samephotographer) of the activeLapwhi^. yo^^^S Lapwing forms an in-teresting contrast. The GreenPlover, as this bird is sometimes called, isquite the best known of British birds of itsfamily, and has a wide range outside ourislands—right across the Old World, in fact;while it even strays to Greenland and praiseworthy attempts have been madeto acclimatize this pretty and useful birdin New Zealand, where it would be a highlydesirable colonist if it could be is familiar with the lapwings prayerful cry, which has given it namesin several languages—Peeiuit in English andKiehitz in German, for example. The birdhas also been long notorious for the artificesit practises to decoy intruders from its young,skilfully feigning a broken wing on suchoccasions. Perhaps this is what Chauceralludes to when he speaks
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