< Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
COLUMBIDÆ, a family of birds, the typical one of the sub-order columbacei. The bill is moderate and compressed, having at its base a soft skin in which the nostrils are placed. The feet have three divided toes before and one behind.
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