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 the Australian pied imperial pigeon, the Torres Strait pigeon or the Torresian imperial pigeon. Imperial pigeons are only found in southern Asia, Australia, New Guinea and the Pacific, a distribution from the Himalayas ("D. badia") to Tahiti in the South Pacific ("D. aurorare"). The greatest diversity of birds is in New Guinea. Imperial pigeons are strong fliers, are capable of flight over oceans, and have been successful in colonising islands and archipelagos. Australia has a poor representation of "Ducula" amongst its fauna, with only one species breeding on the mainland ("D. spilorrhoa"). There is no clear explanation why more species