. A Book of ornithology, for youth. Embracing descriptions of the most interesting and remarkable birds in all countries, with particular notices of American birds . he breath, as if the afflictedcreature were just recovering its voice from the last con-vulsive notes of distress; this is followed by three long,deep and mournful moanings that no one can listen towithout sympathy. A pause of a few minutes ensues, andthe solemn voice of sorrow is again renewed. There isnothing however of real distress in all this. It is thevoice of love, of faithful connubial affection; and the birdwho utters it
. A Book of ornithology, for youth. Embracing descriptions of the most interesting and remarkable birds in all countries, with particular notices of American birds . he breath, as if the afflictedcreature were just recovering its voice from the last con-vulsive notes of distress; this is followed by three long,deep and mournful moanings that no one can listen towithout sympathy. A pause of a few minutes ensues, andthe solemn voice of sorrow is again renewed. There isnothing however of real distress in all this. It is thevoice of love, of faithful connubial affection; and the birdwho utters it wantons by the side of his beloved partner,or invites her by his call to some favourite * 136 PASSENGER PIGEON. The Turtle dove is twelve inches long, with an eye ofglossy blackness; crown, and upper part of the neck andwings, a fine silky slate blue ; forehead, sides of the neckand breast a pale brown orange ; under the ear feathers,a spot or drop of deep black, immediately below which theplumage reflects the most vivid tints of green, crimsonand gold. The female is an inch shorter, and is other-wise only distinguished by less brilliancy of PASSENGER PIGEON,These birds inhabit a wide and extensive portion ofNorth America, and in their manner of associating to-gether in prodigious numbers, both in their migrations, andduring the period of incubation, are very migrations appear to be undertaken rather in quest PASSENGER PIGEOIf. 139 of food than to avoid the cold of the climate, as they arevery casual and irregular. The fertile regions of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana,abound with the beech nuts which constitute the chieffood of the wild pigeon. In seasons when these nuts areabundant, millions of these birds may be confidently ex-pected. It sometimes happens that, having consumed thewhole produce of the beech trees, in an extensive district,they discover another at the distance perhaps of sixty oreighty miles, to which they regularly repair every
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