. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. 186 NESTS AND EOaS OF Michigan of any importance was in 1881. Wilson's 's graphic accounts of the "congregated millions" which they saw in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky seem hardly credible to those who have not seen them. The extensive forests which once served as breeding and feeding grounds have been partially or wholly destroyed, and we are no longer favored with the sublime sights of immense, unbroken, and apparently limitless flocks. Until about 1855, these Pigeons were extremely abund- ant in central Ohio, having&
. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. 186 NESTS AND EOaS OF Michigan of any importance was in 1881. Wilson's 's graphic accounts of the "congregated millions" which they saw in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky seem hardly credible to those who have not seen them. The extensive forests which once served as breeding and feeding grounds have been partially or wholly destroyed, and we are no longer favored with the sublime sights of immense, unbroken, and apparently limitless flocks. Until about 1855, these Pigeons were extremely abund- ant in central Ohio, having" at that time a roost and breeding place near Kirkersvllle,. 315. Passenger Pigeon (From Brehm). Licking county, and large numbers were to be seen from sunrise till nine o'clock and after, flying westward from the roost, and in the afternoon about four o'clock till sundown returning. At these hours they were never out of sight, and often dozens of flocks were in sight at once. Dr. Kirtland states that near Circleville, in 1850, one thousand two hundred and eighty-five were caught in a single net in one day, and the average price for the birds in Columbus was five or six cents per dozen. The Wild Pigeon congregates in vast communities for the purpose of breeding, nesting in trees and bushes, frequently at a considerable height from the ground, and often. 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 Davie, Oliver; Davie, Oliver. Egg check list of North American birds. Philadelphia, D. McKay
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