They've got wings, but they walk a lot.

When you visit the  Gate Way Of India  in mumbai , Maharashtra you can se lots of pigeons some are flying in top of the sky,s are eating there foods, some are tourist try to grab the pigeons.

In 80s ear pigeons is used to tranfer the letter from one person to another .

1. The family contains 344 species divided into 49 genera. Thirteen of the species are extinct.
2. In English, the smaller species tend to be called "doves" and the larger ones "pigeons".[3] The distinction is not consistent, however, [3] and does not exist in most other languages. For example, the woodpigeon is often referred to, by another name, as the ringdove, due to the white markings on its neck.[citation needed] 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.
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4. Pigeon is a French word that derives from the Latin pipio, for a "peeping" chick,[4] while dove is a Germanic word that refers to the bird's diving flight.[5] The English dialectal word "culver" appears to derive from Latin columba.[4] A group of doves is called a "dule," taken from the French word deuil (mourning).[6]