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Namaqua dove
Namaqua dove n. a small, long-tailed dove, Oena capensis, occurring in Africa south of Sudan.
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1795 C. R. Hopson tr. C. P. Thunberg Trav. (ed. 2) II. 34 A small dove..called Maquas Duyv (Colomba capensis) frequented the gardens, and there sought its food.]
1801 J. Barrow Acct. Trav. Interior S. Afr. 1797–8 I. iv. 325 Along the road were numbers of that beautiful little pigeon, called here the Namaaqua dove, not larger than a sparrow.
1905 J. du Plessis 1000 Miles in Heart Afr. 137 Little black-eyed Namaqua doves.
1972 Shooting Times & Country Mag. 27 May 24/2 Mourning, laughing and even tiny, wagtail-sized Namaque [sic] doves arrive to raid the crops.
1993 Weekend Post (Port Elizabeth) 9 Oct. (Leisure section) 7 Oena capensis, Namaqua dove... A small-bodied dove with a long, pointed, almost black tail and black face and throat, with white underparts and chestnut flight feathers.
extracted from Namaquan.adj.
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