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The large bird genus ''Columba'' comprises a group of medium to large stout-bodied pigeons, often referred to as the typical pigeons. The terms "dove" and "pigeon" are used indiscriminately for smaller and larger Columbidae, respectively. ''Columba'' species – at least those of ''Columba sensu stricto'' – are generally termed "pigeons", and in many cases wood-pigeons. The species commonly referred to just as "the pigeon" is the feral pigeon (''C. livia domestica''). It is derived from the rock pigeon (''C. livia''), which also has given rise to the majority of domesticated pigeon breeds, such as the racing pigeon. Meanwhile, "wood pigeon" by itself usually means the common wood pigeon (''C. palumbus''). This genus as understood today is native to the Old World, but some – notably the domestic and feral rock pigeon – have been introduced outside their natural range, for example in the Americas. ==Etymology== The term ''columba'' comes from the Latin ''columba'', "a dove",〔(columba ), Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, ''A Latin Dictionary'', on Perseus〕 the feminine form of ''columbus'', "a male dove",〔(columbus ), Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus〕 itself the latinisation of the Greek κόλυμβος (''kolumbos''), "diver",〔(κόλυμβος ), Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus〕 which derives from the verb κολυμβάω (''kolumbaō''), "to dive, plunge headlong, swim".〔(κολυμβάω ), Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus〕 The feminine form of ''kolumbos'', κολυμβίς (''kolumbis''), "diver",〔(κολυμβίς ), Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus〕 was the name applied by Aristophanes and others to the common rock pigeons of Greece, because of the "swimming" motion made by their wings when flying.〔(Aristophanes, ''Birds'', 304 ), on Perseus〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Columba (genus)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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