The woods of Dominica abound with wild pigeons, mountain doves, ring-neck doves, ground doves, partridges, mackaws, parrots, hawks, diablotins, and a variety of ſinging and other ſmall birds; among which is the mountain whiſtler, the thruſh, and wren: from the ſinging, whiſtling, and chirping of which, the woods reſound in a moſt delightful manner.
The wild pigeon is of the ſize of the common houſe pigeon, has a red bill and legs, and its feathers are of a dark blue, tinged with a gold colour. They build on the tops of the higheſt trees, lay only two eggs at a ſitting, but hatch ſeveral times in the ſeaſon, which is from February to Auguſt. Their fleſh is of a dark colour, and is very fat when they are in ſeaſon, which is after their breeding time is over, when it has a moſt delicious flavour, and is greatly reliſhed.
