. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. Photographs by W. P. Dando, MOUNTAIN-WITCH. BLACK-NECKED SWAN ZOO NOTES. The Mountain. Witch Dove. This curious species (Geotrygon cristata) is one of the most beautiful birds found in Jamaica, its native country, so far as coloration is concerned, being of a rich purple-maroon above, with grey cap and breast and cinna- mon quills. In grace of form, however, like most of the highly-coloured doves, it is far inferior to our British Turtle-Dove (Turtur auritus), or to its caged relative, the Collared Dove (T. risorius).
. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. Photographs by W. P. Dando, MOUNTAIN-WITCH. BLACK-NECKED SWAN ZOO NOTES. The Mountain. Witch Dove. This curious species (Geotrygon cristata) is one of the most beautiful birds found in Jamaica, its native country, so far as coloration is concerned, being of a rich purple-maroon above, with grey cap and breast and cinna- mon quills. In grace of form, however, like most of the highly-coloured doves, it is far inferior to our British Turtle-Dove (Turtur auritus), or to its caged relative, the Collared Dove (T. risorius). It is also rather ridiculous in appearance when on the move, as its tail gives a peculiar jerk with each step, as if connected in some way with the foot. It is r ather a large bird for a dove, being about as big as the common pigeon. Al- though not by any means. Photograph by W. P. Dando, COMMON common in captivity, it may in future be better known, as it has bred in the Zoological Gardens. It would appear to require some animal food, as one of the Zoological Society's specimens was recently seen by the writer of this note to pick up and devour an earthworm about three inches long. The curious name of Mountain-Witch has apparently been given to it in Jamaica on account of its mountain habitat and peculiar note, which is said to recall the groans of a dying man. It is a ground bird, and prefers to run away rather than fly. Quite unique The Black=Necked Swan. among the Swans is this, the Cygnus nigricollis of ornitholo- gists, which inhabits the 212. 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 London
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