. A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over two hundred and fifty species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field. Birds; Birds. MOUKNING DOVE 247 The Mourning Dove is a summer resident of central and southern New England and of the Hudson Valley, arriving late in March, and re- maining till October. Though found as far north as Concord, N. H., it is generally rare north of southern Connecticut, or only locally common in the broader river valleys. It frequents sandy plains and the edges of old f
. A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over two hundred and fifty species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field. Birds; Birds. MOUKNING DOVE 247 The Mourning Dove is a summer resident of central and southern New England and of the Hudson Valley, arriving late in March, and re- maining till October. Though found as far north as Concord, N. H., it is generally rare north of southern Connecticut, or only locally common in the broader river valleys. It frequents sandy plains and the edges of old fields, particularly in the neighborhood of pine groves and of orchards, in both of which it nests. In late summer it feeds on the stubble of grain-fields, and is not infrequently to be seen from the cars, as it flies off at the ap- proach of the engine. Its notes, heard in early spring, particularly at sunrise and sunset, are like the strokes of a distant bell, low and sweet, but mournful. They may be written thus: coo-ah, cod, cod, cod. When a dove flies from the ground, it often lights in some tree near by; its long, rounded tail, marked with black and deeply tipped with white, serves as an excellent field-mark. At a distance the general appearance of the bird is brownish, but it is readily told by its pigeon-like aspect, and by its flight, which is very swift, rather low, and is accompanied by a noticeable whistling sound. (See Yellow- billed Cuckoo, p. 227.). FiQ. 72. Tail of Mourning Dove Note. — The Wild Pigeon {Ectopistes migratorius), formerly seen in innumerable multitudes, is now practically extinct in New England. Any bird which answers fairly well to the description of the Pigeon, unless seen in the woods of northern New England or by a very well trained observer, is probably the Mourning Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustratio
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