וַיְשַׁלַּ֥ח אֶת־הַיּוֹנָ֖ה מֵאִתּ֑וֹ לִרְאוֹת֙ הֲקַ֣לּוּ הַמַּ֔יִם מֵעַ֖ל פְּנֵ֥י הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃
And he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground.
Targum Jonathan on Genesis
And he sent forth a house-dove from being with him, to see whether the waters were lightened from off the faces of the earth.