48 EXTINCT BIRDS 
THE DODO 
Restored from Old Dutch Paintings. This gigantic, monstrous pigeon was abundant in Mauritius 
when the island was discovered, but was quickly exterminated by the early Dutch navigators. 
Down the middle of the hall near the entrance are several cases con- 
taining birds which have become extinct or nearly so. The 
Labrador Duck, once a common visitor to our Long 
Island shores, became extinct for no known reason. The great Auk 
and the Dodo were flightless species which bred in great numbers on 
small islands and were easily and quickly killed off by men. The 
Passenger Pigeon of North America lived by the million in such dense 
Extinct Birds 
