. Bird homes : the nests, eggs and breeding habits of the land birds breeding in the eastern United States; with hints on the rearing and photographing of young birds . andis used greatly as an article of food, the flesh being considered aluxury, especially during the pimento (allspice) season. Thesebirds are usually gregarious during the breeding season, manynests being built in a single tree. 315. Passenger Pigeon: Ectopistes migratorius (Linn.) Adult 3—Upper parts slate colour, tinged in parts with brown,with iridescent feathers on the neck ; under parts purplishor pinkish buff, shading int
. Bird homes : the nests, eggs and breeding habits of the land birds breeding in the eastern United States; with hints on the rearing and photographing of young birds . andis used greatly as an article of food, the flesh being considered aluxury, especially during the pimento (allspice) season. Thesebirds are usually gregarious during the breeding season, manynests being built in a single tree. 315. Passenger Pigeon: Ectopistes migratorius (Linn.) Adult 3—Upper parts slate colour, tinged in parts with brown,with iridescent feathers on the neck ; under parts purplishor pinkish buff, shading into white on the belly ; tail longand rather pointed. Adult ? —Upper parts more brownish ; breast more grayishbrown, and belly dull white. Length— Breeding Range—Very local, probably from northern Maine tonorthern Minnesota. Perhaps now more common in Mich-igan and the Red River country than elsewhere. The nest is loosely made of sticks and placed in a tree, i or2 white eggs are laid. Size— x These pigeons, once so numerous that they were netted inthousands, are now nearly extinct, but few having been seen dur-ing the past five years. 132. Nests in Trees, Bushes, or Vines 316. Mourning Dove; Carolina Dove: Zenaidura ma- croura (Linn.) Adult 3 —Upper parts purplish brown ; forehead pinkish buff; a small black patch on cheek ; neck with iridescent feathers ; under parts pinkish or light purplish buff to creamy buff on the belly ; tail $—Very similar ; less brilliant. Length— Range—Throughout the Eastern States to Maine. The nest is a slight platform of small sticks, loosely placed ina bush or tree, usually not more than twelve feet from theground ; it is sometimes found on a stump, often on a desertednest of a thrush, and in some parts of the country it is situatedon the ground. 2 white eggs are laid. Size— x .82. This is the commonest of the doves found in the EasternStates. It begins breeding in the early spring,
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