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wood-pigeon
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synonyms: culver, Columba palumbus ???
tags: [avian] [food]
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Definition:a large species in the dove and pigeon family. It belongs to the Columba genus and, like all pigeons and doves, belongs to the family Columbidae. It is locally known in southeast England as the "culver"; This name has given rise to several areas known for keeping pigeons to be named after it, such as Culver Down.[...]text from Wikpedia, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
photo: By Tristan Ferne from UK - Our woodpigeonUploaded by Snowmanradio, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6973300sound file: by Oona Räisänen, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3AColumba_palumbus_birdsong.ogg
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the wood-pigeons were devoured to the bones, and declared excellent. The nutmeg, with which they are in the habit of stuffing their crops, flavours their flesh and renders it delicious eating.
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