Pigeon, Cape
Description
Male. Head, back and sides of neck, upper part of back and distal part of tail sooty brown. Wings sooty brown on margins and on the tips of some feathers, remainder white. Under surface white with some brown spots on neck.
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Cape
pigeon
are
a
native
bird.
They
are
fairly
uncommon.
There
are
two
subspecies,
one
from
Antarctica
and
one
that
breeds
of
Snares
and
surrounding
island.
They
are
often
seen
following
ships
scavenging
the
scraps.
Accession number
A70.642b
Collection type
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