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ringdove
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synonyms: Streptopelia risoria, Barbary dove, ringed turtle dove, ringneck dove, ring-necked turtle dove ???
tags: [avian]
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Definition:a domestic member of the dove family (Columbidae).Although [it] is normally assigned its own systematic name, as Streptopelia risoria, considerable doubt exists as to its appropriate classification.[...]They are easily kept and long-lived in captivity, living for up to 12 years. However, there have been cases of doves living over 20 years, and, in one case, of a dove living for 29 years In recent years they have been used extensively in biological research, particularly into the hormonal bases of reproductive behaviour, because their sequences of courtship, mating and parental behaviour have been accurately described and are highly consistent in form.[...]text from Wikipedia, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
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Her words rang out crystalclear, more musical than the cooing of the ringdove, but they cut the silence icily.
James Joyce. Ulysses
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From somewhere deeper in the heart of the wood came the droning of ringdoves.George Orwell. 1984 (1949)
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Each creature had his pasture or his mess. The ring-dove found his hemp-seed, the chaffinch found his millet, the goldfinch found chickweed, the red-breast found worms, the green finch found flies, the fly found infusoriæ, the bee found flowers. They ate each other somewhat, it is true, which is the misery of evil mixed with good; but not a beast of them all had an empty stomach.
Victor Hugo. Les Misérables
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