APA: həm̓a
Parse: √hum’a
Definition: pigeon
Scientific name: [Columba fasciata Say (band-tailed pigeon) and C. livia Gmelin (rock dove)]
Ethnobiology: This term originally referred only to the native band-tailed pigeon. Now it also is used to refer to introduced rock doves, commonly known as pigeons. The native pigeon used to be eaten.