Herman Miller scripsit:
> The typical pigeon most people think of (Columba livia, confusingly called
> the "rock dove" in bird guides) was introduced, but there are native
> band-tailed pigeons (Columba fasciata) in the southwest and Pacific coast.
The trivial names of Columba species seem to contain "dove" or "pigeon"
more or less at random, but "pigeon" by itself I think always refers
to feral Columba livia.
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