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	Rock Dove - Wildlife - Presidio of San Francisco
		Rock Dove - Wildlife - Presidio of San Francisco
		A Rock Dove scratches for food near Crissy Marsh.
		The Rock Dove is gray with a white rump, two fl bands on the secondary feathers, and a dark band on its tail.
	www.nps.gov /archive/goga/prsf/nathist1/wildlife/birds/rockdove.htm (66 words)

	Dove - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere.
		A dove was supposed to have been released by Noah after the flood in order to find land; it came back carrying an olive branch, telling Noah that, somewhere, there was land.
		A molecular phylogeny of the dove genera Streptopelia and Columba; Auk 118, 4 (2001): 874-887]
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dove (428 words)

	Rock Dove: Just the facts... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Rock Dove (Columba livia), or feral pigeon, is a member of the family Columbidae (Doves and pigeons), Doves and Pigeons.
		A rock dove's life span is anywhere from 3-5 years in the wild to 15 years in captivity, though longer-lived specimens have been reported.
		The white lower back of the pure Rock Dove is its best identification character, but the two fl bars on its pale grey wings are distinct.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/rock_dove.htm (1162 words)

	Rock Dove (Columba livia)
		The rock dove apparently was the first bird to be domesticated about 4500 B.C. Their outstanding homing capabilities, using the sun or the earth's magnetic field to return to their home lofts, gained for them a long and rich history of delivering messages, including during the times of Caesar and Napoleon.
		Rock doves prefer cities, towns and rural areas and generally wherever humans are close by.
		Rock doves have flourished in large cities throughout the world including North, Central and South America, the Hawaiian Islands and parts of the West Indies.They can be seen year-around throughout Texas.
	www.tpwd.state.tx.us /huntwild/wild/species/index.phtml?o=rockdove&print=true (379 words)

	Encyclopedia: Rock Dove (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Rock Dove (Columba livia), or feral pigeon, is a member of the bird family Columbidae, doves and pigeons.
		The Rock Dove is 30-35 cm long with a 62-68 cm wingspan.
		The white lower back of the pure Rock Dove is its best identification character, but the two fl bars on its pale grey wings are also distinctive.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Rock-Dove (1260 words)

	Pigeons
		Rock Doves were kept for food in the Middle Ages and are resident in this country, but many escaped from the dovecotes and their descendants are the feral pigeons seen in city squares, streets and railway stations.
		Doves seen on inland cliffs and in caves are domestic pigeons which have become wild (feral).
		The Collared Dove was unknown Britain until 1952, and in 1955 a pair from the Continent nested in Norfolk.
	www.the-piedpiper.co.uk /th9a.htm (1030 words)

	DOVE - LoveToKnow Article on DOVE (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Dovedale, that part of the valley which lies between Dove Holes and Thorpe Cloud (or with a wider significance between the towns of Hartington and Ashbourne), is especially famous.
		Innumerable other forms entitled to the name of dove are to be found in almost every part of the world, and nowhere more abundantly than in the Australian Region.
		To a small group of birds the name dove is, however, especially applicable in common parlance.
	41.1911encyclopedia.org /D/DO/DOVE.htm (1160 words)

	CT DEP: Rock Dove (Pigeon) Fact Sheet
		Rock doves have iridescent green, bronze, and purple feathers, two fl wing bars, a white rump patch, a distinctive broad, fl band on the tail, and red feet.
		Ancestors of the rock dove originated from North African birds and European species that hybridized with Asiatic varieties.
		Rock doves were apparently the first birds to be domesticated (around 4500 B.C.), being raised first for their meat and later for their message-carrying ability.
	dep.state.ct.us /burnatr/wildlife/factshts/rockdove.htm (1292 words)

	Rock Dove
		Australian Rock Doves (33 to 36 cm) are descended from the Rock Pigeon, found in Europe and Asia.
		The Rock Dove is native to Europe, Africa and Asia, where it prefers open agricultural areas.
		The Rock Dove breeds at any time of the year, but peak times are spring and summer (July to February).
	www.amonline.net.au /factsheets/rock_dove.htm (285 words)

	Nearctica - Natural History - Birds of Eastern North America - Columbidae - Rock Dove (Pigeon) (Columba livia)
		The Rock Dove is a variable and extremely common species of urban, suburban, and other man-altered environments.
		The Mourning Dove is heavily tinted with brown, has a long, pointed tail, and has dark spots at the base of the wing.
		Rock Doves are famous for their ability to navigate using a combination vision and the detection of the magnetic lines of the earth.
	www.nearctica.com /birds/pigeon/Clivia.htm (351 words)

	Rock Pigeon
		Rock Dove: Two white eggs are laid in a crude nest lined with sticks and debris, placed on a window ledge, building, bridge, or cliff.
		Rock Dove: Rock Doves feed in the early morning and in the mid-afternoon on the open ground.
		Rock Pigeon: Similar to this bird is the Band-tailed Pigeon, which has a white bar on its nape and a broad gray tail band.
	identify.whatbird.com /obj/162/_/Rock_Pigeon.aspx (842 words)

	rock dove
		Rock doves are very stupendous, they all have two legs and two wings.
		Rock doves eat seeds, spilled grain, bread, green plants, and insects.
		One of the enemies of the rock dove is the Peregrine Falcon.
	www.westirondequoit.org /iroquois/birds/pigeon.htm (232 words)

	Birds in Backyards - Rock Dove (Columba livia) Fact sheet
		The Rock Dove, often refered to as the 'Feral Pigeon', is one of three introduced pigeon and dove species to Australia.
		Rock Doves originated in Europe, Asia and Africa and are often bred as racing pigeons.
		The Rock Dove is native to Europe, Africa and Asia.
	www.birdsinbackyards.net /finder/display.cfm?id=40 (340 words)

	EVOLUTION IN THE ROCK DOVE: SKELETAL MORPHOLOGY
		But, population samples of whole skeletons of Rock Doves prior to the development of domestics will probably never be available and, since the rates at which bony sizes and shapes of pigeons can change are known to be rapid, the assumption must be kept in mind.
		If the Rock Dove is in time rendered extinct, it will have been in part because of interbreeding with fetal pi- geons, and some form of feral will no doubt replace wild Rock Doves, a fate already realized in Great Britain and underway elsewhere.
		Rock Doves were domesticated in the period I0,000 to 5,000 ybp, earlier than has been pre- viously suggested (e.g.
	elibrary.unm.edu /sora/Auk/v109n03/p0530-p0542.html (10418 words)

	Rock dove (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Rock Dove (Columba livia), or feral pigeon, is a member of thefamily Columbidae, Doves and Pigeons.
		In Britain and Ireland, the Rock Dove probably only occurs pure in themost remote areas.
		The white lower back of the pure Rock Dove is its best character, but the two fl bars on its pale grey wings are distinct.The tail is margined with white.
	www.therfcc.org /rock-dove-110980.html (723 words)

	ADW: Columba livia: Information
		The rock dove has a dark bluish-gray head, neck, and chest with glossy yellowish, greenish, and reddish-purple iridesence along its neck and wing feathers.
		Rock doves and feral pigeons can be divided into a large number of different phenotypes, or groups based on outward characteristics.
		Rock doves feed in the early morning and in the mid-afternoon on the open ground.
	animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu /accounts/columba/c._livia.html (634 words)

	Resources on the Rock Dove from academic institutions (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rock Doves::...is not always treated before drinking, food is not always properly stored, hygiene is not always maintained, and the general proximity to Rock Dove roosts in...
		Rock Doves roost in sunny areas, protected from wind, and nest on bridges, cliffs, ledges, or in buildings.
		Rock doves can be found in an array of colors, due to a program of selective breeding in captivity.
	mongabay.org /conservation/Rock_Dove.htm (1020 words)

	BISON Species Account 040280 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rock doves are residents in all larger and many smaller New Mexico towns and cities and are considered rare to fairly common (Hubbard, 1978) 43.
		Rock doves are rare permanent-residents at the White Sands National Monument, in Dona Ana and Otero counties 59.
		The rock dove was listed as a fairly commontransient (spring and fall) in the Sandia and Manzanita Mountains, within the Cibola National Forest (Bernalillo County).
	www.fw.vt.edu /fishex/nmex_main/species/040280.htm (1760 words)

	White Dove Release Information - Rock Doves
		A homing pigeon is a breed of rock dove that's trained to return swiftly, as fast as 70 mph, to the place it identifies as home.
		Doves sold in pet stores should NEVER be used in Dove Releases - even if the pet store says they are Homing Pigeons.
		Rock Doves need a dry place to live, nest and raise their offspring.
	www.dovereleases.com /DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=71 (660 words)

	AlterNet: GONSALVES: Give the Rock Dove Its Due
		Of course, to the chagrin of hawks, doves are nowhere close to extinction due in part to the fact that doves are an incredibly resilient species with a long history of service to humanity.
		And it was a dove that descended on Jesus at his baptism, according to Mark's gospel.
		Known more for its amazing homing ability, stamina, intelligence, adaptability, speed and cooing gentleness, the pigeon (or rock dove, as they are sometimes called because of their tendency to nest on rocky cliffs and now skyscrapers) are not without power.
	www.alternet.org /story/17580 (770 words)

	Resources on the Turtle Dove from academic institutions (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Extinction: Seychelles Turtle Dove UWSP GEOG358 [Heywood]: Seychelles Turtle Dove (Streptopelia picturata rostrata).
		Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroora <#754> -- A. Menaboni.
		PJ Lev 12-13:...her purification are completed for the son or the daughter, she shall bring a lamb of its year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon or a turtle dove for a...
	mongabay.org /conservation/Turtle_Dove.htm (884 words)

	Dove Medicine
		For Dove people, this is an indication that they too in order to be creative and productive they must focus solely on the tasks at hand and not allow other's to infringe upon their space and focus.
		Doves in general and the people that carry their medicine are truly some of the most gentle and giving creatures and people on the planet.
		Because Doves are such gentle, peaceful birds, those who carry their energy may also find that they need lots of quiet and calm space in order to allow their creative energy to flourish.
	morningstar.netfirms.com /dove.html (1486 words)

	The Rock Dove Collective
		We are Rock Dove because we aim to connect the strength and groundedness of the rock with the peace and flight of the dove in our lives, our relationships, and our work.
		We are Rock Dove because amidst what looks like endless and irreversible hardship, we aim to serve as messengers from a live, green world.
		We are Rock Dove because this is New York City, and we are everywhere.
	www.rockdovecollective.org (231 words)

	rock dove (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Rock Dove is generally chunky, with a short rounded tail.
		The Rock Dove is commonly found in city parks, suburban gardens, and farmlands.
		Everyone knows the Rock Dove, or domestic pigeon, as a bird that, in the city, subsists on handouts or, in the country, nests in pigeon cotes on farms.
	www.siu.edu /~siuctws/critters/rockdove.html (232 words)

	BISON Species Account 040280 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		ARIZONA 1994: Rock dove (Columbia livia) occurs in the Apache-Sitgreaves, Coconino, Coronado, Kaibab, Prescott, and Tonto National Forests of Arizona (Patton, 1994) 60.
		UTAH 1990: Rock Dove, Columba livia, occurs in Utah (UTDNR, 1990) 73.
		Rock doves inhabit cliffs and human-made structures at lower (2800 - 5500 ft) and middle (5000 - 7500 ft) elevations.
	fwie.fw.vt.edu /states/nmex_main/species/040280.htm (1812 words)

	Rock Dove Species Account - Florida Breeding Bird Atlas (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Native to the mountainous areas of Eurasia and northern Africa, the Rock Dove, or City Pigeon as it is often called, has been introduced into all other parts of the world except Antarctica.
		The Rock Dove forages on the ground and eats seeds, waste grain, and human handouts.
		The Rock Dove usually builds its nest on artificial structures such as building ledges, the undersides of bridges and highway overpasses, or rafters in barns and other buildings.
	myfwc.com /bba/RODO.htm (271 words)

	Bird Watcher's Digest: Species Identification: Rock Dove
		Also known as feral pigeon, rock dove, and city dove, the rock pigoen is at home in urban environments and around farmyards where livestock is kept.
		Large, blocky, and swift on the wing, rock pigeons are most often seen wheeling in flocks above buildings and picking up tidbits from city streets.
		It is from rock pigeons that the famous "homing pigeons" and "carrier pigeons" have been bred.
	www.birdwatchersdigest.com /site/backyard_birds/bird_id/rock_dove.aspx (306 words)

	Rock Dove Audubon Bird with Real Bird Calls by Wild Republic
		When this Rock Dove is squeezed you will hear it sing an authentic song used to keep in contact with the rest of the flock.
		Rock Doves (Columba livia) are commonly seen in cities across the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
		While Rock Doves are city birds throughout their New World range, they were originally residents of wild and rocky mountainous regions of the Old World.
	www.tableandhome.com /prodgcbhe (175 words)

	Animal Encyclopedia: Pigeon
		"Rock dove" is a fancy name for the urban bird we know as a pigeon.
		Crop milk is very similar to the milk of mammals--a group of animals including cows, bears, whales and, of course, humans.
		For more on the illustrious rock dove, glide on over to Animal Diversity Web.
	www.animaland.org /asp/encyclopedia/pigeon.asp (129 words)

	Rock dove - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
		Rock dove - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
		This is the same species as the rock dove, originally kept to provide food, and the wild ancestor of domestic pigeons the world over.
		The wild rock dove is now found only along the north and west coasts of Scotland, and on offshore islands, and on Northern Ireland coasts.
	www.rspb.org.uk /birds/guide/r/rockdove/index.asp (216 words)

	Rock Dove - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The species was first introduced to North America in 1606 at Port Royal, Acadia (now Nova Scotia).
		Feral Rock Doves commonly show a very wide range of plumage variation
		Current (2004) research in pigeons is widespread, encompassing shape and texture perception, exemplar and prototype memory, category-based and associative concepts, and many more unlisted here (see Pigeon intelligence and discrimination abilities of pigeons).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rock_Dove (867 words)

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