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Definition of C turtur

C turtur
Dove Dove, n. [OE. dove, duve, douve, AS. d?fe; akin to OS. d?ba, D. duif, OHG. t?ba, G. taube, Icel. d?fa, Sw. dufva, Dan. due, Goth. d?b?; perh. from the root of E. dive.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A pigeon of the genus Columba and various related genera. The species are numerous. Note: The domestic dove, including the varieties called fantails, tumblers, carrier pigeons, etc., was derived from the rock pigeon (Columba livia) of Europe and Asia; the turtledove of Europe, celebrated for its sweet, plaintive note, is C. turtur or Turtur vulgaris; the ringdove, the largest of European species, is C. palumbus; the Carolina dove, or Mourning dove, is Zenaidura macroura; the sea dove is the little auk (Mergulus alle or Alle alle). See Turtledove, Ground dove, and Rock pigeon. The dove is a symbol of innocence, gentleness, and affection; also, in art and in the Scriptures, the typical symbol of the Holy Ghost.

Meaning of C turtur from wikipedia

- The fairy prion (Pachyptila turtur) is a small seabird with the standard prion plumage of blue-grey upperparts with a prominent dark "M" marking and white...
- The tambourine dove (Turtur tympanistria) is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in woodlands and other thick vegetation in Africa south...
- wood pigeon (C. hodgsonii) of subtropical Asia Other pigeon species: Kererū (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) of New Zealand Wood doves (Turtur) of sub-Saharan...
- the mourning dove. In the same edition, Linnaeus also named C. canadensis, based on Turtur canadensis, as used by Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760. Brisson's...
- change has not been followed in the list maintained by Frank Gill, Pamela C. Rasmussen and David Donsker on behalf of the International Ornithological...
- 256 as middle C in scientific work is in order that the number of vibrations corresponding with any C shall be a whole number." Turtur, Claus Wilhelm...
- closely related to doves in the genus Turtur, and some phylogenetic evidence suggests that Oena may be a part of Turtur. In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin...
- (including the type species of the genus), are termed "doves". The rock dove (C. livia) has given rise to the majority of domesticated pigeon breeds, such...
- Palumbus migratorius; for the mourning dove he used "Turtle of Carolina" and Turtur carolinensis. In 1743, the naturalist George Edwards included the mourning...
- blue-headed quail-dove Streptopelia Trugon – thick-billed ground pigeon Turacoena Turtur Uropelia – long-tailed ground dove Zenaida Including four extinct monotypic...