band-tailed pigeon

Definitions of band-tailed pigeon
  1. noun
    wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon
    synonyms: Columba fasciata, band-tail pigeon, bandtail
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    type of:
    pigeon
    wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
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