pigeon hawk
merlin
Falco columbarius | small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail, used in falconry |
| pigeon | wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs |
pouter pigeon
pouter | one of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their breast is puffed out |
rock dove
rock pigeon
Columba livia | pale grey Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended |
band-tailed pigeon
band-tail pigeon
bandtail
Columba fasciata | wild pigeon of western North America, often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon |
wood pigeon
ringdove cushat
Columba palumbus | Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck |
| domestic pigeon | domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food |
roller tumbler
tumbler pigeon | pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground |
homing pigeon
homer | pigeon trained to return home |
| carrier pigeon | a homing pigeon used to carry messages |
passenger pigeon
Ectopistes migratorius | gregarious North American migratory pigeon now extinct |
ruddy duck
Oxyura jamaicensis | reddish-brown stiff-tailed duck of North America and northern South America |
ruddy turnstone
Arenaria interpres | common Arctic turnstone that winters in South America and Australia |
pigeon guillemot
Cepphus columba | northern Pacific guillemot |
| clay pigeon | target used in skeet or trapshooting |
| loft pigeon loft | a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept |
| stool pigeon | a dummy pigeon used to decoy others |
cajan pea
pigeon pea
dahl | small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant |
fink
snitch
snitcher
stoolpigeon
stool pigeon
stoolie
sneak
sneaker
canary | someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police |
poke
pigeon berry
garget
scoke
Phytolacca americana | tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackished berries on long drooping racemes, young fleshy stems are edible, berries and root are poisonous |
pigeon pea
pigeon-pea plant
cajan pea
catjang pea
red gram
dhal
dahl
Cajanus cajan | tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods, much cultivated in the tropics |
pigeon breast
chicken breast | abnormal protrusion of the breastbone caused by rickets |
| pigeon toes | disability in which the toes are turned inward, often associated with knock-knee |
| pigeon droppings | droppings of pigeons |
c red reddish
ruddy
blood-red
carmine
cerise
cherry
cherry-red
crimson
ruby
ruby-red
scarlet c | of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange), resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies |
| pigeon-toed | having feet that turn inward |
rubicund
ruddy
florid
sanguine | inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life, a ruddy complexion, Santa's rubicund cheeks, a fresh and sanguine complexion |
pigeon-breasted
chicken-breasted | having a chest deformity marked by a projecting breastbone caused by infantile rickets |