Barking imperial pigeon occurring in small flocks on fruiting trees. The breeding season of this species is from May to January, with a single egg being laid on an insubstantial twig nest. Barking imperial pigeon The barking imperial pigeon ("Ducula latrans"), also known as Peale's imperial pigeon, is a species of bird in the pigeon family Columbidae. It is endemic to Fiji, where it occurs on most of the medium and large islands. Its natural habitats are mature tropical moist lowland forests and tropical moist montane forest. The species is one of two imperial-pigeons found in Fiji; the other, the Pacific imperial pigeon,
Imperial Sword Imperial Sword The Imperial Sword () is one of the four most important parts of the Imperial Regalia ("Reichskleinodien") of the Holy Roman Empire. During a coronation, it was given to the emperor along with the Imperial Crown ("Reichskrone"), Imperial Sceptre ("Reichszepter"), and the Imperial Orb ("Reichsapfel"). All four parts of the Imperial Regalia are displayed in the Imperial Treasury at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria. The Imperial Sword was made for Emperor Otto IV in the twelfth century, possibly for his coronation as King of the Romans in 1198. Its predecessor, the sword of Otto III, is also