crested pigeon
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[edit]crested pigeon (plural crested pigeons)
- (Australia) A pigeon with a crest, especially Ocyphaps lophotes, widespread throughout Australia. [from 19th c.]
- 2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 223:
- A flock of crested pigeons flashed through the timber out in the day.
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[edit]crested pigeon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ocyphaps lophotes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ocyphaps lophotes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons