Domestic Pigeon

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(New page: '''Common Name:''' Domestic Pigeon<br> '''Scientific Name:''' Columba livia domestica '''Size:''' 12 – 14 ½ inches (32-37 cm) '''Habitat:''' Worldwide; The pigeon’s original range w...)
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'''Common Name:''' Domestic Pigeon<br>
'''Common Name:''' Domestic Pigeon<br>
'''Scientific Name:''' Columba livia domestica
'''Scientific Name:''' Columba livia domestica
'''Myths, Stories & Legend:''' The use of the olive branch as a symbol of peace dates at least to the first century BCE. The Roman poet Virgil (70-10 BCE) used it as such in his Aeneid:
'''Myths, Stories & Legend:''' The use of the olive branch as a symbol of peace dates at least to the first century BCE. The Roman poet Virgil (70-10 BCE) used it as such in his Aeneid:
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: ''"High on the stern Aeneas his stand,
: ''"High on the stern Aeneas his stand,
: 12 And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him anymore.''  
: 12 And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him anymore.''  
Dove is also a term of endearment in the ‘Song of Songs’ and elsewhere.
Dove is also a term of endearment in the ‘Song of Songs’ and elsewhere.
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In the New Testament, Jesus's parents sacrifice doves on his behalf after his circumcision. Later the Holy Spirit descended upon Jesus at his baptism like a dove, and subsequently the dove became a common Christian symbol of the Holy Spirit.
In the New Testament, Jesus's parents sacrifice doves on his behalf after his circumcision. Later the Holy Spirit descended upon Jesus at his baptism like a dove, and subsequently the dove became a common Christian symbol of the Holy Spirit.
Picasso's lithograph, La Colombe (The Dove), a traditional, realistic picture of a pigeon, was chosen as the emblem for the World Peace Congress in Paris in April 1949. The dove became a symbol for the peace movement and the ideals of the Communist Party. At the 1950 World Peace Congress in Sheffield, Picasso said that his father had taught him to paint doves, concluding, "I stand for life against death; I stand for peace against war." At the 1952 World Peace Congress in Berlin, Picasso's Dove was depicted in a banner above the stage.
Picasso's lithograph, La Colombe (The Dove), a traditional, realistic picture of a pigeon, was chosen as the emblem for the World Peace Congress in Paris in April 1949. The dove became a symbol for the peace movement and the ideals of the Communist Party. At the 1950 World Peace Congress in Sheffield, Picasso said that his father had taught him to paint doves, concluding, "I stand for life against death; I stand for peace against war." At the 1952 World Peace Congress in Berlin, Picasso's Dove was depicted in a banner above the stage.
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'''Found in Songbird ReMix Birds of Legend'''
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'''Found in [http://hivewire3d.com/songbird-remix-birds-of-legend.html Songbird ReMix Birds of Legend]'''

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