Flying Pigeon (simplified Chinese: 飞鸽; traditional Chinese: 飛鴿; pinyin: fēigē) is a Chinese publicly owned bicycle company based in Tianjin. Since 1950...
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The homing pigeon, also called the mail pigeon or messenger pigeon, is a variety of domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica) derived from the wild rock...
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song Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines. The original working title of the show was Stop That Pigeon. The peppy and memorable theme song by...
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Pigeon racing is the sport of releasing specially trained homing pigeons, which then return to their homes over a carefully measured distance. The time...
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The Chinese Flying pigeon is a breed of domestic pigeon. Chinese Flying pigeons, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants...
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Feral pigeons (Columba livia domestica or Columba livia forma urbana), also called city doves, city pigeons, or street pigeons, are descendants of domestic...
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Roller Chinese Flying Pigeon (= Chinese Nasal Tuft; Chinese Tumbler (D/914)) Chinese Owl pigeon (D/609) Chistopolian High-flying Pigeon Chorrera (E/610)...
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Fancy pigeon refers to any breed of domestic pigeon, which is a domesticated form of the wild rock dove (Columba livia). They are bred by pigeon fanciers...
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Flying/Sporting is the name of one of three main groupings of breeds of domesticated pigeons used by pigeon fanciers in the United States. The other two...
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in the 1970s — defined prosperity as "a Flying Pigeon in every household". In the early 1980s, Flying Pigeon was the country's biggest bike manufacturer...
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Flying Dutchman was a pigeon who received the Dickin Medal in 1945 from the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals for bravery in service during the Second...
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Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (redirect from Sleeping Pigeon)
Pose, while the Aerial yoga variant, supported in a hammock, is called Flying Pigeon Pose. The basic pose is described in the 20th century by two of Krishnamacharya's...
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Pigeon keeping or pigeon fancying is the art and science of breeding domestic pigeons. People have practiced pigeon keeping for at least 5,000 years and...
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The passenger pigeon or wild pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) is an extinct species of pigeon that was endemic to North America. Its common name is derived...
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the Persian and Baghdad carriers, and the pouter. The largest of the flying pigeon breeds, the Old English Carrier was originally used for sending messages...
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fancy pigeon. It is characterised by a fan-shaped tail composed of 30 to 40 feathers, abnormally more than most members of the dove and pigeon family...
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domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica or Columba livia forma domestica) is a pigeon subspecies that was derived from the rock dove or rock pigeon. The...
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domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the rock pigeon (Columba livia). The breed is known for its long wings and tail and its short beak. The flying Egyptian...
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Columbidae (redirect from Pigeon)
(/kəˈlʌmbɪdiː/ kə-LUM-bih-dee) is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied...
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Clay pigeon shooting, also known as clay target shooting, is a shooting sport involving shooting at special flying targets known as "clay pigeons" or "clay...
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the other leg straight (Eka Pada Koundinyasana). Eka Pada Galavasana (Flying Pigeon Pose) has one leg bent, the foot hooked over the opposite arm under...
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deemed unimportant. Utility pigeons are one of three main breed groupings used by pigeon fanciers. The other two are Flying/Sporting and Fancy. The characteristics...
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Rock dove (redirect from Blue Rock Pigeon)
dove, rock pigeon, or common pigeon (/ˈpɪdʒ.ən/ also /ˈpɪdʒ.ɪn/; Columba livia) is a member of the bird family Columbidae (doves and pigeons).: 624 In...
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of vehicle, whether human-powered or motor vehicle, is the Chinese Flying Pigeon, with numbers exceeding 500 million. The next most numerous vehicle...
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supporting the tailbone with the body bending backwards; and the one-legged king pigeon pose, like the star inversion but with one foot hooked across the front...
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Robotics (redirect from Flying robots)
than ZMP walkers, like ASIMO. A modern passenger airliner is essentially a flying robot, with two humans to manage it. The autopilot can control the plane...
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(defunct) Favorit - Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic Felt - USA Flying Pigeon - China Flying Scot - Scotland Focus Bikes - Germany. Part of Derby Cycle Cycles...
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Egire Paavurama (transl. Flying Pigeon) is a 1997 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film and directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. The film stars J. D...
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Tumbler pigeons are varieties of domesticated pigeons that are descendants of the rock dove that have been selected for their ability to tumble or roll...
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million motorcycles in service in the world. At least 500 million Chinese Flying Pigeon bicycles have been made, more than any other single model of vehicle...
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