Just as well for the bw, and other species, that the domestic pigeon was introduced to the area as an alternative target
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Bronzewing pigeons were, apparently, plentiful in the Bungendore area:
Source: 'BUNGENDORE', Queanbeyan Age, 25 February 1869, p. 2,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article30578843.
David
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