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The Passenger Pigeon
Contemporary descriptions of flocks of living birds from prominent naturalists.

The Passenger Pigeon: Bird-Lore
Magazine article from 1913 with recollections of the extinct bird from the 16th to 20th Centuries.

Passenger Pigeon Society
Informal society dedicated to the preservation of the memory of the extinct Ectopistes migratorius. Site includes membership sign-up, an extinct bird mailing list, and links.

Extinction of the American Passenger Pigeon: The True Story
Essay by Edward Howe Forbush written in 1917.

Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Passenger Pigeon
Summary of the biology and extinction of the species, including a description of their exhibit of Martha, the stuffed remains of the last living specimen of the species.

Extinction: The Story of the Passenger Pigeon
Brief history of the events leading up to the extinction.

History of My Passenger Pigeon
Extensive information about the extinct birds including newspaper articles, museum information, artwork, films, and links.

The Passenger Pigeon
A different view of the demise of the passenger pigeon, which argues that the bird's way of life also doomed it.


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