תזו, τρυγὼν, Gen. xv, 9; Lev. i, 14; v, 7, 11; xii, 6, 8; xiv,
22, 30; xv, 14, 29; Num. vi, 10; Psalm lxxiv, 19; Cant. ii, 12; Jer.
viii, 7; τρυγὼν, Luke ii, 24. We have the authority of the Septuagint,
the Targum, and of all the ancient interpreters, for understanding this
of the turtle. Indeed, it is one of those evident instances in which the
name of the bird is by _onomatopœia_ formed from its note or cry. The
turtle is mentioned among migratory birds by Jeremiah viii, 7, and in
this sense differs from the rest of its family, which are all
stationary. The fact to which the prophet alludes is attested by
Aristotle in these words: “The pigeon and the dove are always present,
but the turtle only in summer: that bird is not seen in winter.” And in
another part of his work, he asserts that the dove remains, while the
turtle migrates. Varro, and other ancient writers, make the like
statement. Thus Solomon, Cant. ii, 12, mentions the return of this bird
as one of the indications of spring: “The voice of the turtle is heard
in the land.” See DOVE.
22, 30; xv, 14, 29; Num. vi, 10; Psalm lxxiv, 19; Cant. ii, 12; Jer.
viii, 7; τρυγὼν, Luke ii, 24. We have the authority of the Septuagint,
the Targum, and of all the ancient interpreters, for understanding this
of the turtle. Indeed, it is one of those evident instances in which the
name of the bird is by _onomatopœia_ formed from its note or cry. The
turtle is mentioned among migratory birds by Jeremiah viii, 7, and in
this sense differs from the rest of its family, which are all
stationary. The fact to which the prophet alludes is attested by
Aristotle in these words: “The pigeon and the dove are always present,
but the turtle only in summer: that bird is not seen in winter.” And in
another part of his work, he asserts that the dove remains, while the
turtle migrates. Varro, and other ancient writers, make the like
statement. Thus Solomon, Cant. ii, 12, mentions the return of this bird
as one of the indications of spring: “The voice of the turtle is heard
in the land.” See DOVE.