Cape pigeon

British  

noun

1. Also called: pintado petrel.  a species of seagoing petrel, Daption capensis, with characteristic white wing patches: a common winter visitor off the coasts of southern Africa: family Diomedeidae

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Example Sentences

It is a well-known fact that if a Cape pigeon, as a certain gull is called, is taken on board, it can fly no more, but walks slowly and stupidly round the deck.

From The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn by Stables, Gordon

A Cape pigeon, for example, gets giddy and frightened at once when put on deck.

From In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism by Stables, Gordon

As we drew down toward the Cape, that singular bird, the Cape pigeon came to visit us.

From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Semmes, Raphael

Soon after leaving the Cape of Good Hope, the storm-birds began to gather around us in considerable numbers—the Cape pigeon, the albatross, and occasionally the tiny petrel, so abundant in the North Atlantic.

From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Semmes, Raphael

While we were engaged pitching camp, a Cape pigeon flew overhead.

From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Mawson, Douglas, Sir