. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. ('(•'MnilLK —TIIK PIOEOXS. :\(\]. iiii'tiillic golik!n-}.'ix'fii, with 111) CM.'wixioiml l)i'()uzy n'llci'tinu, the t'ciillicrs sihiicwIkiI s(|ii!iiiiatt'. Hill iiiid i'l'ft yli lint more! ashy; scuiicliiiics with llu' iiiirlial whilr haml (iliscilcic or wauliiiu''; till' aliiloiiu.'ii whitish, dr. IIaii. I'arilic rroviiici' of riiituil Slat. It is found from tlie northern IJocky Moinitains westward to the. I'acilic, and i'rom Central America nortliward along the wiiole of the I'acilic C
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. ('(•'MnilLK —TIIK PIOEOXS. :\(\]. iiii'tiillic golik!n-}.'ix'fii, with 111) CM.'wixioiml l)i'()uzy n'llci'tinu, the t'ciillicrs sihiicwIkiI s(|ii!iiiiatt'. Hill iiiid i'l'ft yli lint more! ashy; scuiicliiiics with llu' iiiirlial whilr haml (iliscilcic or wauliiiu''; till' aliiloiiu.'ii whitish, dr. IIaii. I'arilic rroviiici' of riiituil Slat. It is found from tlie northern IJocky Moinitains westward to the. I'acilic, and i'rom Central America nortliward along the wiiole of the I'acilic Coast as far to the north as \ Territory, and ])rolialily ])ortions of I'ritish Columbia. Mr. , ([Uoted by Audulion, noticed this I'igeon from the eastern spurs of the Itocky ]\I(aintains to the Colundiia IJiver, where ili was very al)un(hint. lie noticed their arrival in very great numliers on tlm 17th of April, and they continued in large flocks even while breeding. Their lireediug- placcs were on the baidvs of the river, the eggs were ])laced on the ground, under small hushes without any nest, where numliers congregated together. The eggs wtire two in nninber, and are as of a yellowish-white color, some inclining to a bluish-white with minute white dots at the larger end. These birds feed on the berries of the Idack-elder and the buds of the balsam pojtlar. When sitting on tlie trees, tiiey hud<lle together in the manner of the Carolina I'arrot, and many may lie killed at a single discharge. Tiaur is said to be fender, juicy, and line eating. ill. 46. 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 Baird, Spencer F. , 1823-1887; Brewer, T. M. (Thomas Mayo), 1814-1880; Ridgway, Robert, 1850-1929. Boston : Little, Brown
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