. The birds of Iona & Mull. Birds. LETTER The Eock Dove's nest is made up of small sticks or heather, or dried seaweed, and is lined with dried grass; the situation selected is any little ledge or cleft within the sheltering bosom of a rocky cavern. The eggs are two in number, generally pro- ducing male and female birds. The time for commencing their nesting seems rather variable; this year I found some young ones already hatched on the 2nd of April, while other pairs were only erecting their nests. They have several broods in the year, and their eggs may be found unhatched as late
. The birds of Iona & Mull. Birds. LETTER The Eock Dove's nest is made up of small sticks or heather, or dried seaweed, and is lined with dried grass; the situation selected is any little ledge or cleft within the sheltering bosom of a rocky cavern. The eggs are two in number, generally pro- ducing male and female birds. The time for commencing their nesting seems rather variable; this year I found some young ones already hatched on the 2nd of April, while other pairs were only erecting their nests. They have several broods in the year, and their eggs may be found unhatched as late as September. It is rather a timid bird if often shot at, but is by no means a shy or wary bird; in the fields the feeding - flocks may often be openly - approached, or the most bare- faced attempts at stalking. 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 Graham, Henry Davenport, l825-1872. Edinburgh, D. Douglas
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