. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada [microform] : based on Nuttall's Manual. Water-birds; Water-birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques; Ornithologie. (1 of s m (lis- koo ttural are the .'turn I "3 I*, ''ft 4. KKV \Vi:sr QUAII, DOVK. I'AKTKIIXiK FKilloN. (iKOlkVlioN MAkriNU A. Chau. Above, reddish purijlo, tlic iil'( k and licad with metallic letlic- tions c)| green; lielow, pale viiiaceous, fading to wliite on ciiin, and to buff on under tail-eoverts; while of cliin extends l)elow the eyes. Length about 11 inches. iWst. In low branch
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada [microform] : based on Nuttall's Manual. Water-birds; Water-birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques; Ornithologie. (1 of s m (lis- koo ttural are the .'turn I "3 I*, ''ft 4. KKV \Vi:sr QUAII, DOVK. I'AKTKIIXiK FKilloN. (iKOlkVlioN MAkriNU A. Chau. Above, reddish purijlo, tlic iil'( k and licad with metallic letlic- tions c)| green; lielow, pale viiiaceous, fading to wliite on ciiin, and to buff on under tail-eoverts; while of cliin extends l)elow the eyes. Length about 11 inches. iWst. In low branches, sometimes on the ground; made of li;.;lit twigs. Egi::s. 2; white; X This beautiftil species, originally discovered in Jamaica, was found by Audubon to be a stuiinier resident on the island of Key West, near the extremity of Mast I'lorida ; it retires in winter to the island of Cuba. Its flight is low, swift, and protracted, keeping in loose flocks or fimilies of from five or six to a dozen. 'I'hese dwell chiefiy in the tangled thickets, but go out at times to the shore to feed and dust themselves. This bird contracts and sjireads out its neck in the usual manner of Pigeons. Its cooing is not so soft or prolonged as that of the Common Dove; the sound resembles uiJioc lohoe- oh-oh-oh-oh. When surpriseil, it gives a guttural, gasping sound, somewhat like that of the Common Pigeon in the same circumstances. Quail Doves keep usually near shady secluded ponds in the thickest places, and perch on the low branches of the trees. The nest is formed of light dry twigs, sometimes. 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 Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924; Nuttall, Thomas. A manual of the ornithology of the United States and of Canada. Boston : Little, Brown
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