. British birds for cages and aviaries; a hanbook relating to all British birds which may be kept in confinement .. . t of theRingdove and Stock Dove, and like them it seeks for it onthe ground. It is a thirsty creature and is always foundnear water, whether in pond, lake, or running stream. Inconfinement they will eat any kind of grain, and shouldhave an adequate supply of green food, while to replacethe small snails on which they feed freely, a handful ofants eggs should be supplied to them now and then, andthese they will greedily devour; they will also eat smallworms and any kind of little
. British birds for cages and aviaries; a hanbook relating to all British birds which may be kept in confinement .. . t of theRingdove and Stock Dove, and like them it seeks for it onthe ground. It is a thirsty creature and is always foundnear water, whether in pond, lake, or running stream. Inconfinement they will eat any kind of grain, and shouldhave an adequate supply of green food, while to replacethe small snails on which they feed freely, a handful ofants eggs should be supplied to them now and then, andthese they will greedily devour; they will also eat smallworms and any kind of little beetles and other insects ofa suitable size. FOR CAGES AND A VIARlES. 47 The Wood Pigeon or Wood Quest. See Ringdove. THE DUCKS. The Eider Duck. Every one knows this Duck, at least by repute. It isa large handsome species, entirely a bird of the ocean,of wandering rather than migratory habits, and occursprincipally in the outlying Scottish Islands, where it isprotected on account of the valuable down plucked fromits own body for covering the eggs: these are of a lightgreen colour and are four or five in ^^r^^^^ Eider Ducks. The male weighs between 6 and 8 pounds, and the femalea few ounces less. The top of his head is jet black, whichis also the colour of the lower half of the breast, thebelly, under tail-coverts and rump; the shoulders areslate-colour and so is the nape of the neck; the wingsand tail are grevish-brown, and the remainder white. 48 BRITISH BIRDS including the long scapularies, but excepting the neckand breast, which are ruddy buff. The legs and feetare dusky green. The female is much duller in all hercolouring, as well as somewhat smaller than the male. The Gadwall. This Duck has bred in the Gardens of the ZoologicalSociety; it is closely connected with the famous Canvas-backed Duck of America, and is a handsome bird, verysusceptible of domestication. It is of rare occurrence in
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