. Bird notes from the Nile. Birds. Bird Notes from the Nile. 25 chair, they sat on the top of the con- stantly-open window. The native Nubian women make, out of the Nile mud, quaint little model houses, about a foot high, with sliding doors, for the domestic pigeons to nest in. One of these was given to us. Besides the pigeons there are doves everywhere. The dear little '* palm doves," the genuine Egyptian turtle doves, which >. ^;. mmi Pigeon's nesting-house. are resident in the country, may be found in every palm grove, or preening their feathers on the sunny walls of the villages. T
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. Bird notes from the Nile. Birds. Bird Notes from the Nile. 25 chair, they sat on the top of the con- stantly-open window. The native Nubian women make, out of the Nile mud, quaint little model houses, about a foot high, with sliding doors, for the domestic pigeons to nest in. One of these was given to us. Besides the pigeons there are doves everywhere. The dear little '* palm doves, " the genuine Egyptian turtle doves, which >. ^;. mmi Pigeon's nesting-house. are resident in the country, may be found in every palm grove, or preening their feathers on the sunny walls of the villages. They are pretty little birds with pinkish- blue heads and breasts, and brown backs and grey wing covers. There are also two other turtle doves, which are constantly met with in ruined temples and among the rocks: one has a blue-grey head, the other a pale brown head; but these do not remain in Egypt, except perhaps in. 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 work.. Amherst, Mary Rothes Margaret (Tyssen-Amherst) Cecil, baroness, 1857-1919. Westminister [Eng. ] A. Constable & co. , ltd.