The Passenger Pigeon /

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This illustrated book tells the story of North America's Passenger Pigeon, a bird species that--like the Tyrannosaur, the Mammoth, and the Dodo--has become one of the great icons of extinction.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fuller, Errol (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxfordshire, England : Princeton University Press, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Passenger pigeon.
Extinct birds.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Ornithology.
NATURE > Birdwatching Guides.
NATURE > Animals > Birds.
Oiseaux disparus.
Tourte voyageuse.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue
  • Introduction
  • The annals of extinction
  • Imagine
  • The bird
  • The downward spiral
  • Extinction : the causes
  • The last captives
  • Martha
  • Art and books
  • Quotations
  • Appendix : a magnificent flying machine.

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