. A manual of the ornithology of the United States and of Canada [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. I the female now con- ant mate is seen feed- )us attention, and the ike the living reality the Carolina Turtle »rn grass of neglected stalks, or the borders â seek harbour among nd amidst the thick lut in every situation, so vigilant as to fly at t huddle together, but I a whole flock may be itly resort to the same )!ested. It is a hardy d, and some remain ithern States through- various and migratory When their food be- course of the winter, long the poultry, with r gueste of the same ithout reprisal
. A manual of the ornithology of the United States and of Canada [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. I the female now con- ant mate is seen feed- )us attention, and the ike the living reality the Carolina Turtle »rn grass of neglected stalks, or the borders â seek harbour among nd amidst the thick lut in every situation, so vigilant as to fly at t huddle together, but I a whole flock may be itly resort to the same )!ested. It is a hardy d, and some remain ithern States through- various and migratory When their food be- course of the winter, long the poultry, with r gueste of the same ithout reprisal, appear aised from the nest, s are known of their flesh is also much es- as scarcely inferior to iches, alar extent 17. Bill [) of the latter color. Crown The general color above wing-coverts spotted with. PASSENGER PIGEON. (Columba migratoria, L. , v. p. 1(I8. pi. 44. dg. 1. [male,] Add. pi. 02. Om. i. p. 31!). Phil. Museum, No.) Sp. Charaot. â Bluish-grey; belly white; throat, breast, and sides vinaceouB; tail black, of 12 feathers, the 5 lateral ones whitish. â Female paler, with the breast cinereouH brown. â Young of a dull muddy grey, spotted with whitish. The Wild Pigeon of America, so wonderful for its gre- garious habits, is met with more or less according to circumstances from Mexico to Hudson's Bry, in which inhospitable region they are even seen in December, weathering the severity of the climate with indifference, and supporting themselves upon the meagre buds of the juniper, when the ground is hidden by inundating snows. To the west they are found to the base of the Northern Andes or Rocky Mountains, but do not appear to be known beyond this natural barrier to their devious wan- 63». 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 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859. Cambridge [Mass. ] :
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