wood pigeon

Also called ringdove. a European pigeon, Columba palumbus, having a whitish patch on each side of the neck.

Origin of wood pigeon

First recorded in 1660–70

He had only the berries for food, when, one morning, he saw a wood-pigeon sitting on a bough.

The Crimson Fairy Book |Various
The early morning is the color of a wood-pigeon's breast, and looks frightfully tired, as if it had sat up all night too.

Dodo's Daughter |E. F. Benson
The wood-pigeon when perched has a rounded appearance; the rook a longer and sharper outline.

Nature Near London |Richard Jefferies
"I too-whoo should like to know if Tchack-tchack is coming," said the wood-pigeon.

Wood Magic |Richard Jefferies

There was a sudden silence, broken only by the cooing of a wood-pigeon in a tall tree close at hand.

Afterwards |Kathlyn Rhodes

wood pigeon

a large Eurasian pigeon, Columba palumbus, having white patches on the wings and neck Also called: ringdove, cushat