
This is a lock with a rise of 8 feet and 4 inches.
Enslow Wharf | 1 mile, 1¼ furlongs | |
Enslow Winding Hole | 1 mile | |
Site of Caravan Lift Bridge No 215 | 5½ furlongs | |
Pinsey Bridge No 214 | 2 furlongs | |
Pigeon Bridge No 213 | ¼ furlongs | |
Pigeon's Lock No 39 | ||
Jane's Enchanted Tea Garden | 1 furlong | |
Kirtlington Winding Hole | 5½ furlongs | |
Kirtlington Pipe Bridge | 5½ furlongs | |
Old Brighton Bridge No 212 | 1 mile, 2½ furlongs | |
New Brighton Bridge No 211 | 1 mile, 5¼ furlongs |
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Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of pigeons and doves. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks, and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily feed on seeds, fruits, and plants. The family occurs worldwide, but the greatest variety is in the Indomalayan and Australasian realms.
The family contains 344 species divided into 50 genera. Thirteen of the species are extinct.
In English, the smaller species tend to be called "doves" and the larger ones "pigeons". However, the distinction is not consistent, and does not exist in most other languages. Historically, the common names for these birds involve a great deal of variation between the terms. The bird most commonly referred to as just "pigeon" is the domestic pigeon, which is common in many cities as the feral pigeon.
Pigeon is a French word that derives from the Latin pipio, for a "peeping" chick, while dove is a Germanic word that refers to the bird's diving flight. The English dialectal word "culver" appears to derive from Latin columba. A group of doves is called a "dule," (pronounced 'dool') taken from the French word deuil (mourning).
Doves and pigeons build relatively flimsy nests, often using sticks and other debris, which may be placed on branches of trees, on ledges, or on the ground, depending on species. They lay one or (usually) two white eggs at a time, and both parents care for the young, which leave the nest after 25–32 days. Unfledged baby doves and pigeons are called squabs and are generally able to fly by 5 weeks of age. These fledglings, with their immature squeaking voices, are called squeakers once they are weaned or weaning. Unlike most birds, both sexes of doves and pigeons produce "crop milk" to feed to their young, secreted by a sloughing of fluid-filled cells from the lining of the crop.