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单词 nutmeg pigeon
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nutmeg pigeon
nutmeg pigeon n. any of several pigeons of the genus Ducula, found in South-East Asia and Australia, which feed on nutmegs and other fruits; esp. a pied imperial pigeon of the New Guinean subspecies D. bicolor spilorhoa.
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the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [noun] > family Columbidae > miscellaneous types of
nutmeg pigeon1783
blue pigeon1790
Namaqua dove1801
mountain witch1823
partridge pigeon1823
imperial pigeon1830
toy1831
porcelain1855
toothbill1862
fruit-pigeon1865
orange dove1875
tambourine pigeon1891
topknot pigeon1891
cinnamon dove1895
partridge1936
1783 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds II. iii. 636 Nutmeg P[igeon]... Size of the Ring Pigeon..inhabits the Molucca islands, where it feeds on Nutmegs.
1869 A. R. Wallace Malay Archipel. II. xxix. 181 It is a rare species, which I have named Carpophaga concinna... The same species..in the island of Banda is called the nutmeg-pigeon.
1895 W. R. O. Grant in R. Lydekker Royal Nat. Hist. IV. 369 The white nutmeg pigeon..is a handsome species found in the Philippine Islands [etc.].
c1960 C. Mackness Clump Point & District 4 Nutmeg pigeons were then very numerous... They could be pulled off their nests with the bare hands at dusk.
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