"We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves."
Columbidae is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with small heads, relatively short necks and slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They feed largely on plant matter, feeding on seeds (granivory), fruit (frugivory), and foliage (folivory).
"Tis a bird I love, with its brooding note, And the trembling throb in its mottled throat; Theres a human look in its swelling breast, And the gentle curve of its lowly crest; And I often stop with the fear I feel— He runs so close to the rapid wheel."
Doves"The Dove, On silver pinions, winged her peaceful way."
Doves"Not half so swift the trembling doves can fly, When the fierce eagle cleaves the liquid sky; Not half so swiftly the fierce eagle moves, When thro the clouds he drives the trembling doves."
Doves"And there my little doves did sit With feathers softly brown And glittering eyes that showed their right To general Natures deep delight."
Doves"The dove and very blessed spirit of peace."
Doves"Ut solet accipiter trepidas agitare columbas."
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