Education: Coos Without Bows

Must the male ring dove bow when he coos while courting? And who cares? The answer to the first question is a qualified no. And one who cares is Joshua Wallman. the 17-year-old son of a Manhattan real estate man, whose interest in ring doves last week won him the top Westinghouse Science Scholarship, which is worth $7,500 in money and a great deal more in prestige.

An owlish youngster, Josh Wallman has always been fond of birds. A lifelong owner of canaries and parakeets, he started going to the Natural Science Center of Manhattan's American Museum of Natural History at about...

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