Mourning dove

Aug 5 1804

Lewis: August 5, 1804

...k, back, and wings are of a fine, quaker colour, or bright dove colour with reather more of a bluish tint-except however the three first or larger feathers in th...

May 9 1805

Lewis: May 9, 1805

..., upper part of the body and coverts of the wings are of a dove coloured brown, which when the bird is at rest is the predominant colour; the brest and belley are...

Jun 8 1805

Lewis: June 8, 1805

...gly; I observed among them the brown thrush, Robbin, turtle dove, linnit goaldfinch, the large and small blackbird, wren and several other birds of less note. som...

Jul 13 1805

Lewis: July 13, 1805

...bout 8 miles further and encamped. I saw a number of turtledoves and some pigeons today. of the latter I shot one; they are the same common to the United States, ...

Sep 18 1805

Lewis: September 18, 1805

... a blue bird of the vulter kind about the size of a turtle dove or jay bird. our rout lay along the ridge of a high mountain course S. 20 W. 18 in. used the snow...

Mar 2 1806

Clark: March 2, 1806

... is a uniform mixture of dark brown reather bordering on a dove colour, redish and yellowish brown with Some Small black Specks. in this mixture the dark brown pr...

Mar 2 1806

Lewis: March 2, 1806

... is an uniform mixture of dark brown reather bordeing on a dove colour, redish and yellowish brown with some small black specks. in this mixture the dark brown pr...

Mar 4 1806

Clark: March 4, 1806

...fish in baskets with hot Stones is not so good. The turtle doves and robin are the Same of those of our countrey and are found as well as the plains as open count...

Mar 4 1806

Lewis: March 4, 1806

...d is much better than either boiled or roasted. The turtle dove and robbin are the same of our country and are found as well in the plain as open country. the Col...

Mar 28 1806

Lewis: March 28, 1806

...lie underneath the wings and cover the thye were of a pale dove colour with fine black specks; the large feathers of the wings are of a dove colour. the legs are...

Apr 6 1806

Clark: April 6, 1806

...roop and about of the under part of the body is of a bright dove coloured blue, under neath the under beak, as high as the lower edge of the eye, and back as far ...

Apr 7 1806

Lewis: April 7, 1806

... and about 1/3 of the under part of the body is of a bright dove coloured blue, underneath the under beak, as high as the lower edge of the eyes, and back as far ...

May 27 1806

Clark: May 27, 1806

...ird is about the Size of the lark woodpecker or the turtle dove, tho it's wings are longer than either of these birds. the beak is black, one inch long reather wi...

May 27 1806

Lewis: May 27, 1806

...ird is about the size of the lark woodpecker of the turtle dove, tho it's wings are longer than either of those birds. the beak is black, one inch long, reather w...

May 28 1806

Lewis: May 28, 1806

... same length. the head neck and body of this bird are of a dove colour. the wings are black except the extremities of six large fathers ocupying the middle joint...