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From:
K,K&E Lindsay <>
To:
Birding Aus <>
Date:
Friday, 3 January 2003 22:26
Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] pigeons
and doves
Like most of you know the common name is not
really what matters,it is the scientific order that is
important.
For example the New Zealanders call the
Great Egret (Casmerodius albus) the White Heron.
But we take no notice and still call it
the Great Egret .
The Feral Pigeon sometimes called the rock dove
or rock pigeon But we still know it is in the familly Columbidae and is
The Feral Pigeon.
So the difference between doves and
pigeons is an irrelevant question and with a bit of thought it can be
answered quite easily.
