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Also Known As	Drepanis pacifica

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Illustrations of four extinct species: a dodo, a Tasmanian wolf or thylacine, a passenger pigeon, and a mamo, with the birds shown larger for detail. Scientific names are included.

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extinction human-induced extinction Java stingaree Dodo moa thylacine sea cow elephant bird Passenger pigeon Great auk quagga aurochs

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