. The birds of our country. STOCK DOVE. 197 by the casual observer. It resides locally in England and Wales, but is only accidental in Scotland and Ireland. The Stock Dove and the Ring Dove frequent the same roosting places and often feed in the same field, though possibly on different food, for Atkinson relates that on shooting a specimen of each in the same field, he ascertained holly berries to have been the food of the Ring Dove, whilst the Stock Dove had preferred mustard seed; but the latter bird may be readily distinguished from the former by its smaller. STOCK DOVE. size, dark-brown ex
. The birds of our country. STOCK DOVE. 197 by the casual observer. It resides locally in England and Wales, but is only accidental in Scotland and Ireland. The Stock Dove and the Ring Dove frequent the same roosting places and often feed in the same field, though possibly on different food, for Atkinson relates that on shooting a specimen of each in the same field, he ascertained holly berries to have been the food of the Ring Dove, whilst the Stock Dove had preferred mustard seed; but the latter bird may be readily distinguished from the former by its smaller. STOCK DOVE. size, dark-brown extremities of the wings, and entire absence of the white ring round the neck. The Stock Dove frequents the open country for the most part, but retires to the woods and forests to breed. Its "coo" is scarcely so soft and melodious as the note of the Ring Dove, but its food is similar. It can be tamed without much difficulty. The nest, when one is built, is very slender, consist- ing of a few twigs, and is usually placed in the hole. 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 Stewart, H. E. London, Digby, Long & Co.
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