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Noun: band-tailed pigeon
  1. Wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon
    "Band-tailed pigeons fed on acorns in the oak woodland";
    - band-tail pigeon, bandtail, Columba fasciata

Derived forms: band-tailed pigeons

Type of: pigeon

Part of: Columba, genus Columba

Encyclopedia: Band-tailed pigeon