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THE DODO AND THE PHOENIX

DODO – 1680 – Raphus cucullatus

Sir Thomas Herbert – 1629 Some Yeares Travaile, Mauritius

WHITE DODO – 1770 – Victorianis imperialis

James Tatton – 1631 Voyage of Captain Carleton, Reunion

DODO – 1680 – Raphus cucullatus

Sir Hamon L’Estrange – 1638 L’Estrange Diaries, London, England

SOLITAIRE DODO – 1780 – Pezohaps solitarius

Francois Leguat of Bresse – 1708 A New Voyage to the East Indies, Rodriguez

LA MARE AUX SONGES

Dodo – 1680

SINBAD AND THE RUKH

ELEPHANT BIRD or RUKH – 1700 Aepyornis maximus

Marco Polo – 1298 Travels: Concerning the Isle of Madastar, Madagascar Sieur Etienne de Flacourt – 1658 History of the Great Island of Madagascar Ship Surgeon John Joliffe – 1848 Voyage to the Spice Islands, Indian Ocean

THE RUKH’S EGG

Elephant Bird or Rukh – 1700

LA GRANDE CARAPACE

MAURITIAN GIANT TORTOISES – 1700 Cylindraspis inepta; Cylindraspis trisserata

Sir Thomas Herbert – 1630 Some Yeares Travaile, Mauritius

REUNION GIANT TORTOISES – 1773 Cylindraspis indica; Cylindraspis borboica

Marquis Henri Du Quesne – 1689 Memoire – Projet de Republique a L’ile Eden, Reunion

RODRIGUEZ GIANT TORTOISES – 1800 Cylindraspis vosmaeri; Cylindraspis peltastes

Francois Leguat of Bresse – 1708 A New Voyage to the East Indies, Rodriguez Mahé de Labourdonnais – 1730 French East India Company Decree, Rodriguez

MARION’S GIANT TORTOISE – 1929 Cylindraspis sumeri

Albert Gunther – 1875 Letter to The Times, London

METHUSELAH’S TURTLE

Marion’s Giant Tortoise – 1929

TERCE

THE BULL OF HEAVEN

AUROCHS OR WILD OX – 1627 – Bos primigenius

Gilgamesh Poet – 2100 BC Epic of Gilgamesh, Sumeria Julius Caesar – 65 BC De Bello Gallico, Gaul Pliny the Elder – 65 AD Natural History, Rome Benedyct Fulinski – 1627 Fulinski Manuscript XVII, Poland

TAURUS

Aurochs or Wild Ox – 1627

THE HORSES OF DAWN

TARPAN – 1887 – Equus feras feras

Herodotus – 445 BC History of the Persian Wars, Greece Max Toppen – 1870 History of Mascovia, Danzig Harold J. E. Peake – 1933 On the Domestication of the Horse, London Otto Antonius – 1938 On the Recent Equidae, Vienna

THE CENTAURS

Tarpan – 1887

THE LIONS OF ROME

ATLAS GOLDEN LION – 1922 – Panthera leo leo

Herodotus – 410 BC The Persian Wars, Greece Pliny the Elder – 65 AD Natural History, Rome Eliakim Littell – 1882 English Mechanic and World of Science and Art Alfred Edward Pease – 1899 African Game, Algeria

THE LION’S GATE

Atlas Golden Lion – 1920

SEXT

THE SEA ELEPHANT

STELLER’S SEA COW – 1768 – Hydrodamalis gigas

Georg Wilhelm Steller – 1741 Journal of a Voyage with Bering from Kamchatka to America Georg Wilhelm Steller – 1741 Journal of a Voyage with Bering from Kamchatka to America Georg Wilhelm Steller – 1741 Journal of a Voyage with Bering from Kamchatka to America Petr Yakovlev – 1764 Chancellery Report, Bering Island, Kamchatka

SIREN SONG

Steller’s Sea Cow – 1768

THE TERROR BIRD

GIANT MOA – 1850 – Dinornis maximus

Joel S. Polack – 1838 History of New Zealand Reverend William Williams – 1839 Williams’ Journal, Cloudy Bay, New Zealand William Colenso – 1842 Journal of Natural History, New Zealand Reverend Richard Taylor, M. A., F. G. S – 1855 Te Ika A Mauri – New Zealand and Its Inhabitants

THE EXCAVATION

Giant Moa – 1850

GALAPAGOS MUTTON

FLOREANA ISLAND GALAPAGOS TORTOISE – 1876 Chelonoidis nigra nigra

William Dampier – 1684 New Voyage Round the World

SANTA FE ISLAND GALAPAGOS TORTOISE – 1890 Chelonoidis nigra barringtoni

Amasa Delano – 1801 Voyages of Commerce and Discovery

FERNANDINO ISLAND GALAPAGOS TORTOISE – 1906 Chelonaidis nigra phantastica

Admiral David Porter – 1812 A Cruise to the Pacific Coast

PINTA ISLAND GALAPAGOS TORTOISE – 1971 Chelonoidis nigra abingdoni

Charles Darwin – 1835 Voyage of the Beagle

LA TORTUGA NEGRA

Floreana Galapagos Tortoise – 1876

NONE

THE SHOGUN’S WOLF

SHAMANU OR JAPANESE WOLF – 1904 Canis lupus hodophilax

Hirata Atsutane – 1810 The Superiority of the Ancients, Japan Coenraad Jacob Temminck – 1839 Fauna Japonica, Leiden, Holland C. P. Hodgson – 1860 A Residence in Nagasaki and Hakodate, Japan N. P. Anderson – 1905 Anderson’s Report – British Zoological Expedition, Japan

THE HOWLING GOD

Shamanu or Japanese Wolf – 1905

THE KANGAROO WOLF

THYLACINE or TASMANIAN TIGER – 1936 Thylacinus cynocephalus

Reverend Robert Knopwood – 1805 Pastor’s Diary, Risdon, Tasmania William Oxley – 1810 Van Diemen’s Land Company Report, Tasmania John Gould – 1863 Mammals of Australia, Australia George Smith – 1909 Royal Natural History Magazine, Australia H. S. Mackay – 1914 Memoirs of a Tiger-Hunting Man, Tasmania R. Boswell – 1937 Australian Museum Magazine, Australia Arthur Mee – 1947 The Children’s Encyclopedia, London, England

THE NIGHT STALKER

Thylacine or Tasmanian Tiger – 1936

THE TIGER’S TALE

BALI TIGER – 1937 – Panthera tigris balica

Pliny the Elder – 65 AD Natural History, Rome Christian Brothers – 1150 AD The Book of Beasts, Cambridge Baron Oscar Vojnick – 1911 On the East India Group of Islands, Bali Arthur de Carlo Sowerby – 1923 “China’s Fur Trade,” China Journal, Hong Kong George Jennison – 1928 Noah’s Cargo, Java VOS Company Report – 1931 Dutch East Indian Company Survey, Bali

LAST RITES

Bali Tiger – 1937

VESPERS

VIKINGS AND GAREFOWL

GREAT AUK OR GAREFOWL – 1844 Alca (Pinguinus) impennis

Jacques Cartier – 1534 Journals of Jacques Cartier, Isle of Birds, Newfoundland Anthonie Parkhurst – 1578 Hakluyt’s Voyages, Isle of Penguins, Newfoundland George Cartwright – 1792 Journal of Transactions and Events, Funk Island, Newfoundland Professor A. Newton – 1861 The Last Garefowl Hunt – 4 June 1844, Eldey Island, Iceland

ALPHA AND OMEGA

Great Auk or Garefowl – 1844

DARWIN’S DOGS

WARRAH or ANTARCTIC WOLF-FOX – 1876 Disicyon australis

Lord John Byron – 1741 Adventures of Midshipman John Byron, Falkland Islands Dom Pernetty – 1764 A Voyage to the Malouin Islands, Falkland/Malouin Islands Charles Darwin – 1833 Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle, Falkland Islands Lt. Colonel Charles Hamilton-Smith – 1839 The Dog Tribe, Edinburgh

WARRAH’S LAST SONG

Warrah or Antarctic Wolf-Fox – 1876

COLUMBUS’ CURLEWS

ESKIMO CURLEW – 1985 – Numenius Borealis

Christopher Columbus – 1492 De Las Cassas, Columbus’ Journal, Sargasso Sea John James Audubon – 1833 Ornithological Biography, Labrador Dr. A. S. Packard – 1861 Ornithological Journals, Labrador Myron H. Swenk – 1915 Procedures of the Nebraska Ornithologists Union

CRY OF THE CURLEW

Eskimo Curlew – 1985

COMPLINE

THE GOLDEN AGE

GIANT WHITE SWAMPHEN – 1830 – Porphyrio albus

Surgeon Arthur Bowes – 1788 Ship’s Log: Lady Penrhyn, Lord Howe Island, Tasman Sea Captain Thomas Gilbert – 1788 Ship’s Log: Charlotte, Lord Howe Island, Tasman Sea Dr. James Foulis – 1847 Resident’s Journal, Lord Howe Island, Tasman Sea Alan McCulloch – 1921 Birds of Lord Howe Island, Tasman Sea

OVID’S ISLAND

Giant White Swamphen – 1830

THE FEATHERED GODS

HAWAIIAN OAHU O-O – 1837 – Moho apicalis

Captain James Cook – 1779 The Third Voyage of Captain James Cook, Hawaii

MOLOKAI O-O – 1904 – Moho bishopi

Captain George Vancouver – 1794 ‘The Discovery’ Journal of Captain George Vancouver, Hawaii

HAWAII O-O – 1934 – Moho nobilis

Coenraad Jacob Temminck – 1838 Manuel D’Ornithology, Leiden, Holland

KAUAI O-O – 1987 – Moho braccata

J. C. Greenway – 1967 Extinct and Vanishing Birds of the World, New York

THE ANCESTORS

Hawaiian Oahu O-O – 1837

THE VAN DYKE

IVORY-BILLED WOODPECKER – 1951 – Campephilus principalis

Mark Cateby – 1731 Natural History of Carolina, Florida and Bahama Islands Alexander Wilson – 1812 American Ornithology, North Carolina John James Audubon – 1826 Ornithological Biography, Kentucky President Theodore Roosevelt – 1907 Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography, Louisiana

THE LORD GOD BIRD

Ivory-billed Woodpecker – 1951

MIDNIGHT

SCREAM OF THE QUAGGA

QUAGGA – 1883 – Equus quagga quagga

George Edwards – 1758 Gleanings of Natural History, London William John Burchell – 1811 Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa, London Jared Diamond – 1997 Guns, Germs, and Steel, New York

HORSES OF THE SUN

Quagga – 1883

XENOPHON’S ONAGERS

ASSYRIAN ONAGER – 1930 – Equus hemionus hemippus

Xenophon – 401 BC Anabasis: The March of Cyrus, Mesopotamia Sir Austen Layard – 1850 Nineveh and Its Remains, Mesopotamia J. E. T. Aitchison – 1885 British Botanical Expedition, Persia William Ridgeway – 1905 Contributions to the Study of Equidae, London Otto Antonius – 1938 On the Recent Equidae, Vienna

THE WALLS OF NINEVEH*

Assyrian Onager – 1930

OUT OF DREAMTIME

TOOLACHE WALLABY – 1939 – Wallabia greyi

Sir Joseph Banks – 1770 The Endeavour Journals of Joseph Banks, Queensland, Australia John Gould – 1840 The Mammals of Australia, Melbourne Professor F. Wood Jones – 1924 Preservation of the Toolache Wallaby, Robe, South Australia

PRAYER OF THE WINABARAKU

Toolache Wallaby or Winabaraku – 1940

VEIL

THE GREAT BUFFALO HUNT

AMERICAN BLACK BISON – 1825 Bison bison pennsylvanicus

Hernando Cortez – 1581 De Solis: History of Conquest, Mexico Samuell Argoll – 1612 Voyage to the New World, Virginia Colony Colonel Daniel Boone – 1770 Frontier Journals, Kentucky Colonel Richard Irving Dodge – 1871 Plains of the Great West, Arkansas General Philip H. Sheridan – 1878 Sheridan’s Memoirs, Indian Territories

CITIES OF GOLD

American Black Bison – 1825

THE BLUE METEOR

PASSENGER PIGEON OR MIGRATING DOVE – 1914 Ectopistes migratorius

Jacques Cartier – 1534 Voyages de Jacques Cartier, New France William Strachey – 1612 Letters, Virginia Colony William Wood – 1634 Wood’s New England Prospect John James Audubon – 1813 Ornithological Biography, Kentucky John James Audubon – 1814 Ornithological Biography, Kentucky James Fenimore Cooper – 1823 The Pioneers, New York William Dunlop – 1832 A Backwoodsman, Toronto John Frost – 1848 Game Birds of America, New York

TROJANS

Passenger Pigeon or Migratory Dove – 1914

THE GODLESS GAME

HEATH HEN – 1933 – Tympanuchus cupido cupido

Alexander Wilson – 1811 American Ornithology, Wilmington, North Carolina Thomas Nuttal – 1840 An Ornithologist’s Journal, Boston, Massachusetts Arthur Beetle Hough – 1933 Vineyard Gazette, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts

THE STREAM OF LIFE*

Heath Hen – 1933

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