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Mourning Dove [a] (born Christine Quintasket [1]) or Humishuma [4] was a Native American (Okanogan , Arrow Lakes , and Colville) author best known for her 1927 novel Cogewea, the Half-Blood: A Depiction of the Great Montana Cattle Range and her 1933 work Coyote Stories.
With Cogewea, Mourning Dove attempted to infuse the western romance with the oral traditions of her Okanagan culture. [6] Some scholars believe that the author intended to break with the tropes of the Western, as well as to demonstrate the value of Okanagan stories and cultural traditions, even in a colonized context.
Earliest published illustration of the species (a male), Mark Catesby, 1731 Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus coined the binomial name Columba macroura for both the mourning dove and the passenger pigeon in the 1758 edition of his work Systema Naturae (the starting point of biological nomenclature), wherein he appears to have considered the two identical.
Hearing the mourning dove again was a revelation, but with it came a realization: the wistful coo hadn't been in the air for years. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium ...
Mourning dove on a seawall Mourning dove in California Mourning dove in Guelph, Ontario, Canada The mourning dove is a medium-sized, slender dove approximately 31 cm (12 in) in length. Mourning doves weigh 112–170 g (4.0–6.0 oz), usually closer to 128 g (4.5 oz). [ 26 ]
[10] [11] Martha soon became a celebrity due to her status as an endling, and offers of a $1,000 reward for finding a mate for Martha brought even more visitors to see her. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] Several years before her death Martha suffered an apoplectic stroke , leaving her weakened; the zoo built a lower roost for her as she could no longer reach ...
A week after a dove — dyed pink from head to claw — was found on the streets of New York City and brought to a local bird-rescue organization for medical treatment, the bird has died, largely ...
[13] [25] Such injury-feigning displays are particularly well known in nesting waders and plovers, but also have been documented in other species, including snowy owls, [20] the alpine accentor, [25] and the mourning dove. [32] Impeded flight displays additionally may suggest an injured wing, but through an airborne display.