An Aged Band-Tailed Pigeon
Journal
Condor
Volume
36
Issue
1 (January-February)
Year
1934
Pages
42
Section
From Field and Study
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An Aged Band-tailed Pigeon
Several years ago, there was given to me a male Band-tailed Pigeon (Columba fasciata) that Joseph Wales had received in 1925, and which some time previous to this had belonged to a hunter. Except for a crippled wing the bird remained in excellent health and appearance until 1932 when it became sluggish, unkempt, and in time disheveled. Due to its loss of interest in life and its untidy appearance it was chloroformed late in 1932. This male Band-tail would seem to be, to quote Mr. Wales, “at least eight years old and probably nearer ten.”
Roland Case Ross
City Schools, Los Angeles, California, September 15, 1933
