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Passenger Pigeons on a Perch
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Several passenger pigeons, a species of pigeon now extinct, on a perch. Part of a group of pigeons that lived in captivity in the aviary of Professor C.O. Whitman, professor of Zoology at the University of Chicago.
1896
Hubbard, J. G.
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Passenger Pigeon on a Perch
1896
A passenger pigeon on a perch. The passenger pigeon is now extinct. Part of a group of pigeons that lived in captivity in the aviary of Professor C.O. Whitman, professor of Zoology at the Universit...
Passenger Pigeons on a Perch
1896
Two passenger pigeons (left bird possibly a different species). The passenger pigeon is now extinct. Part of a group of pigeons that lived in captivity in the aviary of Professor C.O. Whitman, prof...
Passenger Pigeon on a Perch
1896
Profile view of a passenger pigeon, a species of pigeon now extinct. This bird was part of a group of pigeons that lived in captivity in the aviary of Professor C.O. Whitman, professor of Zoology a...
Passenger Pigeon: Side View on Perch
1896
Profile view of a passenger pigeon, a species of pigeon now extinct. Part of a group of pigeons that lived in captivity in the aviary of Professor C.O. Whitman, professor of Zoology at the Universi...
Passenger Pigeon: Profile View
1896
Profile view of a passenger pigeon, a species of pigeon now extinct. Part of a group of pigeons that lived in captivity in the aviary of Professor C.O. Whitman, professor of Zoology at the Universi...
Passenger Pigeon: Side View
1896
Side view of a passenger pigeon, a species of pigeon now extinct. Part of a group of pigeons that lived in captivity in the aviary of Professor C.O. Whitman, professor of Zoology at the University ...
