The ABC Book of Extinctions
“ ” is for uk, the Gre t uk
l rge, flightless bird th t lived on isl nds off M ss chusetts, M ine, Quebec nd Newfoundl nd; eggs collected for food nd egg collections; birds killed for me t nd to render f t into oil; bec me extinct bout 1844; there were other birds on the isl nds.
“B” is for Bison, the Eastern Bison
A darker and larger subspecies than the western plains bison; migrated between the Great Lakes and Georgia; hunting and habitat destruction by settlers led to its extinction about 1825; there were other animals among the hills and valleys.