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This is a list of Hudson's Bay Company trading posts. [1]For the fur trade in general see North American fur trade and Canadian canoe routes (early).For some groups of related posts see Fort-Rupert for James Bay.
The Torresian imperial pigeon is a large plump pigeon, 38-44 centimetres (15-17.5 inches) in length, [4] and with a 45 cm (18 in) wingspan. It is entirely white or pale cream , apart from the black flight feathers ( remiges ), part of the tail ( rectrices ) and spots on the undertail coverts . [ 4 ]
The meat of dove and pigeon gamebirds hunted primarily for sport is rarely called "squab". [4] The practice of domesticating pigeons as livestock may have originated in North Africa; historically, many societies have consumed squabs or pigeons, including ancient Egypt (still common in modern Egypt), Rome, China, India (Northeast), [6] and ...
Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere. They feed on seeds, fruit and plants. Unlike most other birds, the doves and pigeons produce "crop milk," which is secreted by a sloughing of fluid-filled cells from the lining of the crop. Both sexes produce this highly nutritious substance to ...
Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere. They feed on seeds, fruit, and plants. Unlike most other birds, the doves and pigeons produce "crop milk," which is secreted by a sloughing of fluid-filled cells from the lining of the crop. Both sexes produce this highly nutritious substance ...
The island imperial pigeon is about 39–45 cm (15–18 in) long and weighs 470–500 g (17–18 oz). [4] The head and neck are pale grey, and there are white spectacles. [5] The upperparts are glossy. The wing coverts and tertials are grey-green, and the primaries and secondaries are blackish. The back is grey-green.
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Bolle's pigeon, Bolle's laurel pigeon or dark-tailed laurel pigeon (Columba bollii) is a species of the genus Columba of family Columbidae, doves and pigeons, endemic to the Canary Islands, Spain. This bird is named after the German naturalist Carl Bolle , who was the first to distinguish it from the laurel pigeon .