. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. COLUMBID/E. 485. THE TURTLE-DOVE. Tt^RTUR COMMT^NIS, Sclby. The Turtle-Dove is only a summer-visitor to the British Islands, arriving in the southern districts about the end of April or early in May, according to the nature of the season. In Cornwall, Western Wales, and Lancashire it is infrequent, but it is abundant in the eastern and midland counties, and is now of more or less regular occurrence up to about the line of Sheffield, north of which it is comparatively rare; it has, however, been known to breed in Durham and Cumberland, and is rec
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. COLUMBID/E. 485. THE TURTLE-DOVE. Tt^RTUR COMMT^NIS, Sclby. The Turtle-Dove is only a summer-visitor to the British Islands, arriving in the southern districts about the end of April or early in May, according to the nature of the season. In Cornwall, Western Wales, and Lancashire it is infrequent, but it is abundant in the eastern and midland counties, and is now of more or less regular occurrence up to about the line of Sheffield, north of which it is comparatively rare; it has, however, been known to breed in Durham and Cumberland, and is recorded as having done so in Northumber- land. Moreover, it probably nests in the south-west of Scotland, while its migrations have extended to the Shetlands and Orkneys. 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 Saunders, Howard, 1835-1907. London, Gurney and Jackson
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