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Title Mourning Dove
Origtitle Turtle Dove of Carolina
Variants Morning Dove
Caption Mourning Dove with May Apple
Source Cheryl Newby Gallery Inc.
Date 1731
URL http://www.cherylnewbygallery.com/021808Catesby_24CarolinaTurtleDove.htm
Creator Mark Catesby
Type Watercolor
Origin Internet
Notes The term stockdove was used to describe wild pigeons or turtle doves. Similar in appearence, the Mourning Dove is among the most frequent birds spotted in neighborhoods and fields of North Carolina.
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Stockdoues