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The spotted dove was formally described in 1786 by the Austrian naturalist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli and given the binomial name Columba chinensis. [2] Scopoli based his account on "La tourterelle gris de la Chine" that had been described and illustrated in 1782 by the French naturalist Pierre Sonnerat in the second volume of his book Voyage aux Indes orientales et à la Chine. [3]
Oak Forest is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.It is mostly surrounded by Cook County Forest Preserves (hence the name). Some neighboring communities of Oak Forest include Crestwood to the north, Midlothian to the northeast, Markham to the east, Country Club Hills to the southeast, Tinley Park to the southwest, Orland Park to the west, and beyond Bachelor's Grove Cemetery and Forest ...
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The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes 352 species in family Columbidae, the pigeons and doves.They are distributed among 50 genera. This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial.
The aurora borealis visited the state’s southern reaches starting around 8 p.m. Friday, with the strongest solar storm activity lasting through 8 a.m. Saturday.
There are benches that look out over the river or, Miller said, there's a "pretty rugged" 1.25-mile trail from the park down to Forest Park Nature Center, where an easier and more level trail can ...
Forest Preserve District of Cook County - 70,000 acres (280 km 2) DeKalb County Forest Preserve - 4,000 acres (16 km 2) Forest Preserve District of DuPage County - 26,000 acres (110 km 2) Forest Preserve District of Kane County - 20,000 acres (81 km 2) Forest Preserves of the Kankakee River Valley - 465 acres (1.88 km 2)
High quality large image. FP on Commons Articles in which this image appears Spotted dove FP category for this image Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds Creator Charlesjsharp. Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp 14:25, 30 June 2021 (UTC) Support. MER-C 18:38, 4 July 2021 (UTC) Support No problems spotted, dove.