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Title: The little dodo (didunculus strigirostris).
Image ID: 820508
Image ID 820508
Creators: Butterworth & Heath, engraver
Wood, Thomas Waterman, 1823-1903, artist
Physical Description: 1 print : b&w ; 15 x 20 cm. (5 3/4 x 8 in.)
Material Type: Prints
Subjects: Birds
Periodical Illustrations
Dodos
Notes: Printed on border: "The little dod or dodlet. A great many very interesting additions have recently been made to the collection belonging to the Zöological Society of London, and are now to be seen in their renowned gardens in the Regent's Park. Among them is a bird variously styled the didunculus, dodlet, little dodo, and toothed billed pigeon, the scientific name for which is the didunculus strigirostris, which was brought from the Samoan Islands …" Written on border: "May 15, 1875."
Date Published: 1875
Barcode Number: 33333159364807
Struc ID: 589429
Source: Scientific American.   View All images from Source
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