An excellent read, recommended."-Mike King, Gloster Birder I personally was left with a feeling that we should not stand idle and allow mankind to eradicate any other living species. I imagine everyone would learn something from this book. " is THE monograph for the passenger pigeon. "The most visually beautiful is Errol Fuller's The Passenger Pigeon, which gives a fine account of the species, its biology and its demise."-Adrian Barnett, New Scientist It will probably appeal to younger readers, it is a fast read and it could be a satisfying companion volume to the other two passenger pigeon books that have been recently published."- Grrl Scientist "If a picture is worth a thousand words, then Errol Fuller's slim book, The Passenger Pigeon, is surely stuffed full of them. "Beautifully illustrated, including rare archival images as well as haunting photographs of live birds, this is an evocative memorial to one of the great icons of extinction."-Leslie Geddes-Brown, Country Life Whether you've studied the Passenger Pigeon for years or haven't even heard of the species, I would highly recommend this book."-Rob Ripma, Nutty Birder "From start to finish, the text is informative and entertaining and the photos and artwork are fascinating. "Beautifully illustrated, this easy-to-read book will appeal to anyone who wishes to understand the concept of extinction."-Jennifer J. "A must have for anyone with an interest in this species."-Ian Paulsen, Birdbooker Report Fuller has put together a complete natural history of the passenger pigeon drawing upon historical illustrations, photographs, specimens, poems, ornithological journal articles and historical accounts."-Penny Miller, A Charm of Finches This hardback book is beautifully illustrated. "A timely reminder of just how tenuous life can be for a species, regardless of how numerous they might be. Filled with interesting tidbits."-Herb Wilson, Portland Press Herald A celebration of this departed species through a mix of prose, paintings and photographs. It is a haunting tale, and if you want a readable, engrossing but not lengthy account, I highly recommend this book."-Donna Schulman, 10,000 Birds "A beautifully illustrated, elegantly written 'celebration' of the passenger pigeon and the artists who illustrated and photographed the species. "A handsome, well-produced volume concentrating on paintings and photographs of the long-lost birds."-Rob Hardy, Columbus Dispatch Gives a fine account of the species, its biology and its demise."-Adrian Barnett, New Scientist This book provides a general introduction to the history of the passenger pigeon through its collection of rare photographs and other visual materials that most people have not seen before."-Devorah Bennu, The Guardian "Lavishly illustrated with rare photographs of the birds. Published in the centennial year of Martha’s death, The Passenger Pigeon features rare archival images as well as haunting photos of live birds. Fuller provides an evocative memorial to a bird species that was once so important to the ecology of North America, and reminds us of just how fragile the natural world can be. He shows how widespread deforestation, the demand for cheap and plentiful pigeon meat, and the indiscriminate killing of Passenger Pigeons for sport led to their catastrophic decline. Errol Fuller describes how these fast, agile, and handsomely plumaged birds were immortalized by the ornithologist and painter John James Audubon, and captured the imagination of writers such as James Fenimore Cooper, Henry David Thoreau, and Mark Twain. This stunningly illustrated book tells the astonishing story of North America’s Passenger Pigeon, a bird species that-like the Tyrannosaur, the Mammoth, and the Dodo-has become one of the great icons of extinction. In 1914, the last known representative of her species, Martha, died in a cage at the Cincinnati Zoo. Yet by the end of the century, the most common bird in North America had vanished from the wild. The flocks were so large and so dense that they blackened the skies, even blotting out the sun for days at a stretch. At the start of the nineteenth century, Passenger Pigeons were perhaps the most abundant birds on the planet, numbering literally in the billions.
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