The passenger pigeon
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The passenger pigeon
by Errol Fuller
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"At the start of the nineteenth century, Passenger Pigeons were perhaps the most abundant birds on the planet, numbering literally in the billions. The flocks were so large and so dense that they blackened the skies, even blotting out the sun for days at a stretch. Yet by the end of the century, the most common bird in North America had vanished from the wild. In 1914, the last known representative of her species, Martha, died in a cage at the Cincinnati Zoo."--Dust jacket.
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The passenger pigeon
First published in 2014
Subjects
Passenger pigeon, Extinct birds, Passenger pigeons, Wandertaube, AussterbenPlaces
North AmericaWork Description
"At the start of the nineteenth century, Passenger Pigeons were perhaps the most abundant birds on the planet, numbering literally in the billions. The flocks were so large and so dense that they blackened the skies, even blotting out the sun for days at a stretch. Yet by the end of the century, the most common bird in North America had vanished from the wild. In 1914, the last known representative of her species, Martha, died in a cage at the Cincinnati Zoo."--Dust jacket.
The passenger pigeon
This edition was published in 2015
Edition Description
"At the start of the nineteenth century, Passenger Pigeons were perhaps the most abundant birds on the planet, numbering literally in the billions. The flocks were so large and so dense that they blackened the skies, even blotting out the sun for days at a stretch. Yet by the end of the century, the most common bird in North America had vanished from the wild. In 1914, the last known representative of her species, Martha, died in a cage at the Cincinnati Zoo."--Dust jacket.
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. |
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-174) and index.
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