Ring-Dove
or CUSHAT, the largest of the pigeons inhabiting Great Britain, bird which occurs very generally a throughout the wooded parts of Europe.
It is migratory in countries in which the severe winters preclude the possibility of its obtaining a due supply of food, and even in Great Britain, in which it permanently resides, it appears on the approach of winter to assemble in flocks, and to perform a limited migration, probably in search of food. A bluishgray color prevails generally over the head, cheeks, neck, back, and rump, while the breast and under parts of the neck are of a purplish red, the belly and thighs dull white. A patch of white on either side of the neck forms a sort of ring or collar.