Oena
The Namaqua dove (Oena capensis) is a very small species of pigeon. It is the only species in the genus Oena. It is found over much of Sub-Saharan Africa as well as Arabia and Madagascar.
1 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 1 known species
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
A New Distribution of Umbelliferous Plants
Robert Morison · 1672 · p.135
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.596
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.594
On Medical Materials in Six Books
Dioscorides · 1550 · p.470
De medicinali materia libri sex
Dioscorides · 1552 · p.478
History of Animals, Book I: On Viviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1554 · p.790
History of Animals, Book I: On Viviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1554 · p.955
Historiae Animalium Liber III: De Avium Natura
Conrad Gesner · 1555 · p.810
Historiae Animalium Liber III: De Avium Natura
Conrad Gesner · 1555 · p.645
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1041
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1040
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1039
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 3651.