. Agricultural zoology. Zoology. 66 ZOOLOGY. base; nostrils covered by gristly scales. Toes: three forwardly and one backwardly directed, free, with- out a web (as in poultry). The young are at first blind and naked. They are at first fed with a cheesy secretion of the glands of the crop; later, with grain softened in the crop. Doves always live in pairs. Nests careless, flat, of loosely arranged twigs; situated on tree-branches, rocks, and large buildings. Doves breed twice or thrice a year, laying two longish, shining white eggs. Native British forms :— 1. Wood Pigeon {Columba palvmihus
. Agricultural zoology. Zoology. 66 ZOOLOGY. base; nostrils covered by gristly scales. Toes: three forwardly and one backwardly directed, free, with- out a web (as in poultry). The young are at first blind and naked. They are at first fed with a cheesy secretion of the glands of the crop; later, with grain softened in the crop. Doves always live in pairs. Nests careless, flat, of loosely arranged twigs; situated on tree-branches, rocks, and large buildings. Doves breed twice or thrice a year, laying two longish, shining white eggs. Native British forms :— 1. Wood Pigeon {Columba palvmihus. Fig. 39), from April to September scattered about in the woods, but after the breeding season wander about in flocks, and. Fig. 39—^The Wood Pigeon (Columba ^alumlms), in winter travel further south, although many re- main. It nests on horizontal branches, and feeds on seeds of fir and pine, acorns, beechnuts, also 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 Bos, Jan Ritzema, 1850-1928; Ainsworth Davis, J. R. (James Richard), 1861-1934. London, Chapman & Hall, Ld.
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