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Lewis Carroll included himself in Wonderland as this bird--a childhood nickname he got for stuttering his real last name |
a dodo
DD
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$3,000 |
DJ |
A BIRD |
2019-01-07 |
#7901 |
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This flightless forest dweller seenherewent the way of itself around 1680 |
the dodo
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$800 |
DJ |
IT'S A BIRD! |
2010-09-24 |
#5985 |
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Although this bird was extinct on Mauritius by 1681, one species survived on Rodriguez Island up until about 1800 |
dodo
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$800 |
J |
FLIGHTLESS BIRDS |
2006-12-20 |
#5128 |
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DNA from the remains of this extinct bird at a British museum proved that it had been part of the pigeon family |
the dodo
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$1,200 |
DJ |
4-LETTER BIRDS |
2005-03-09 |
#4728 |
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Pigs were among the creatures that killed off this bird on Mauritius in the 1600s |
the dodo
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$200 |
J |
BYE BYE BIRDIE |
2004-10-13 |
#4623 |
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Now extinct, this native of Mauritius is a character in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" |
the dodo
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$800 |
J |
FLIGHTLESS BIRDS |
2003-11-06 |
#4409 |
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The solitaire, a more agile relative of this extinct bird of Mauritius, lasted another 100 years |
dodo
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$600 |
DJ |
FLIGHTLESS BIRDS |
1996-03-27 |
#2673 |
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Related to pigeons but larger than turkeys, this bird was the 1st modern species to become extinct |
dodo
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$600 |
DJ |
BIRDS |
1989-02-24 |
#1040 |
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Not surprisingly, its Latin name was "Didus ineptus" |
a dodo
DD
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$1,000 |
DJ |
BIRDS |
1987-01-19 |
#551 |