Peck nature. In Scotland, the peck was used as a dry measure until the introduction of imperial units as a result of the Weights and Measures Act of 1824. The peck was equal to about 9 litres (1.98 Imp gal) (in the case of certain crops, such as wheat, peas, beans and meal) and about 13 litres (2.86 Imp gal) (in the case of barley, oats and malt). A firlot was equal to 4 pecks. Peck A peck is an imperial and United States customary unit of dry volume, equivalent to 2 dry gallons or 8 dry quarts or 16 dry
Imperial pigeon al., and followed here. Four species of imperial pigeon are found in Philippines and Sulawesi. All have a distinct pale band across the centre of the tail, and a rich green or purple dorsum. This grouping shares characteristics and distribution with "Ptilinopus", and forms a link between the genera. The pink-belled ("D. poliocephala") and the white-bellied ("D. forsteni") imperial pigeon are similar and allopatric species. The Mindoro ("D. mindorensis") and the grey-headed ("D. radiata") imperial pigeons differ in size but are otherwise similar. The spotted imperial pigeon ("D. carola") is sympatric to "D. poliocephala", and though smaller, short tailed and