band-tailed pigeon

[ band-teyld ]

noun
  1. a wild pigeon, Columba fasciata, of western North America, having a gray band on its tail.

Origin of band-tailed pigeon

1
An Americanism dating back to 1815–25

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How to use band-tailed pigeon in a sentence

  • Among species likely to be exterminated in the near future are the wood-duck and band-tailed pigeon.

    Our Vanishing Wild Life | William T. Hornaday