band-tailed pigeon
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of band-tailed pigeon
An Americanism dating back to 1815–25
Example Sentences
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“There goes a band-tailed pigeon right over there,” Wood exclaimed, turning his attention from a red-tailed hawk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2023
They compared the genetic markers to the extinct bird's relative, the band-tailed pigeon.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 16, 2017
Researchers are using the bird’s closest relative, the band-tailed pigeon, in their endeavor.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 5, 2014
They will also be, to a varying extent, genomic hybrids—mammoths that are partly Asian elephant, passenger pigeons that are partly band-tailed pigeon, great auks that are partly razorbill, Carolina parakeets that are partly sun parakeet.
From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2014
Certainly; with all the pleasure in life: The band-tailed pigeon, the white-tailed kite, the sharp-tailed grouse, the sage grouse, the mountain sheep, prong-horned antelope, California mule deer, and ducks and geese too numerous to mention.
From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by Hornaday, William Temple
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