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Dodo.

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Dodo.

"Archaeopteryx lithographica, an early reptilian Bird." -Galloway, 1915

Archaeopteryx

"Archaeopteryx lithographica, an early reptilian Bird." -Galloway, 1915

"Archaeopteryx (restored), from the Oolitic limestone of Solenhofen." -Taylor, 1904

Archaeopteryx

"Archaeopteryx (restored), from the Oolitic limestone of Solenhofen." -Taylor, 1904

The Dodo, indigenous to Mauritius, should be placed in the first rank of extinct birds. "It was observed by Vasco de Gama, who visited this island in 1497. At the end of the seventeenth century some of them still existed."

The Dodo

The Dodo, indigenous to Mauritius, should be placed in the first rank of extinct birds. "It was observed…

"Hesperornis. ST., Sternum; CO., coracoid; CL., clavicle; H., rudimentary humerus; SC., scapula; P., pectineal pubic process; IL., ilim; IS., ischium; P.P., post-pubis; C.T., crest of tibia; F. fibula; T.T., base tibio-tarsus; T.M.T., tarso-metatarsus." -Thomson, 1916

Hesperornis Skeleton

"Hesperornis. ST., Sternum; CO., coracoid; CL., clavicle; H., rudimentary humerus; SC., scapula; P.,…

The extinct moa and the modern kiwi.

Moa

The extinct moa and the modern kiwi.

The passenger pigeon was very abundant in North America but eventually became extinct because of hunting.

Passenger Pigeon

The passenger pigeon was very abundant in North America but eventually became extinct because of hunting.