Additional
Information: The Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) was one of North America's most common birds, but the last one died in captivity in 1914.
Ectopistes Sites:
Extinction: The Story of the Passenger Pigeon Extinction: The Story of the Passenger Pigeon: Brief history of the events leading up to the extinction. (Ectopistes) http://www.eco-action.org/dt/pigeon.html
Passenger Pigeon Society Passenger Pigeon Society: Informal society dedicated to the preservation of the memory of the extinct Ectopistes migratorius. Site includes membership sign-up, an extinct bird mailing list, and links. (Ectopistes) http://www.passengerpigeon.org/
History of My Passenger Pigeon History of My Passenger Pigeon: Extensive information about the extinct birds including newspaper articles, museum information, artwork, films, and links. (Ectopistes) http://www.ulala.org/P_Pigeon/George.html
The Passenger Pigeon The Passenger Pigeon: A different view of the demise of the passenger pigeon, which argues that the bird's way of life also doomed it. (Ectopistes) http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/779939pass.html
The Passenger Pigeon: Bird-Lore The Passenger Pigeon: Bird-Lore: Magazine article from 1913 with recollections of the extinct bird from the 16th to 20th Centuries. (Ectopistes) http://members.aol.com/duiven/articles/birdlore/birdlore.htm
Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Passenger Pigeon Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Passenger Pigeon: Summary of the biology and extinction of the species, including a description of their exhibit of Martha, the stuffed remains of the last living specimen of the species. (Ectopistes) http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmnh/passpig.htm
Additional
Information: The Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) was one of North America's most common birds, but the last one died in captivity in 1914.
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