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Definition of Band-tail pigeon
1. Noun. Wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon.
Generic synonyms: Pigeon
Group relationships: Columba, Genus Columba
Lexicographical Neighbors of Band-tail Pigeon
Literary usage of Band-tail pigeon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York by New York Academy of Sciences (1828)
"Purplish-cinereous ; a white band on the nucha ; tail with a blackish band near
the middle; bill yellow, black at tip. band-tail pigeon, Columba fasciata, ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1910)
"... in color of legs and feet and in color of skin and flesh; and it differs from
the band-tail pigeon (well-known, e. д., in Kern Eiver Valley, California, ..."
3. Early Western Travels, 1748-1846: A Series of Annotated Reprints of Some of by Reuben Gold Thwaites (1905)
"The large band-tail pigeon (Colombo fasciata) is very abundant near the river,
found in flocks of from fifty to sixty, and perching upon the dead trees ..."
4. Early Western Travels, 1748-1846: A Series of Annotated Reprints of Some of by Reuben Gold Thwaites (1905)
"... houses are constructing [220] which, when finished, will vie in durability
and comfort with Vancouver itself. 2is/.— The large band-tail pigeon (Colomba ..."
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