. "Every bird;" a guide to the identification of the birds of woodland, beach and ocean. With one hundred and twenty-four line illustrations . No. 4. CAROLINA DOVE. Genus: : Z. macroura. Order: : Columbidae. Distribution: A local summer resident of southern New England, said tohave wintered in Connecticut. Date of Arrival: March. Date of Departure: October. General Plumage: Upper parts grayish brown, back and wings olive tinted,crown bluish, black spot on side of head, iridescence on sidesof neck; under parts dull buff, longest wing feathers dark,tail feathers b
. "Every bird;" a guide to the identification of the birds of woodland, beach and ocean. With one hundred and twenty-four line illustrations . No. 4. CAROLINA DOVE. Genus: : Z. macroura. Order: : Columbidae. Distribution: A local summer resident of southern New England, said tohave wintered in Connecticut. Date of Arrival: March. Date of Departure: October. General Plumage: Upper parts grayish brown, back and wings olive tinted,crown bluish, black spot on side of head, iridescence on sidesof neck; under parts dull buff, longest wing feathers dark,tail feathers bluish brown, outer feathers barred with blackand white tipped. Female paler. Bill black, feet about Song and Other Notes: Cooing notes and ^ a low chuckle. Haunts: Farmin<i lands and woodland. WOODLAND BIRDS,. Genus: : C. hudsonius. No. 5. MARSH HAWK. Order: : : A common smmner resident of all New England. Date of Arrival: April. Date of Departure: October, November. General Plumage: Male, upper parts grayish blue; under parts -white generallymarked with bro\vn,rM//(p ichite. Length about Female,upper parts brown and under parts rusty, brown marked,tail gray, marked with blackish. Bill blackish, feet about Song and Other Notes: A curious cry. Haunts: Meadows, marshes and fields. Note. —Immature hawks are often difficult to identify, as the plumage showsgreat variations. WOODLAND BIRDS.
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