The ABC Book of Extinctions
“ ” is for uk, the Gre t uk
l rge, flightless ird th t lived on isl nds off M ss husetts, M ine, Que e nd Newfoundl nd; eggs olle ted for food nd egg olle tions; irds killed for me t nd to render f t into oil; e me extin t out 1844; there were other irds on the isl nds.
“ ” is for ison, the E stern ison
d rker nd l rger su spe ies th n the western pl ins ison; migr ted etween the Gre t L kes nd Georgi ; hunting nd h it t destru tion y settlers led to its extin tion out 1825; there were other nim ls mong the hills nd v lleys.
“ ” is for ri ou, the D wson’s ri ou
sm ll reindeer, n tive to only one of the Queen h rlotte Isl nds of ritish olum i ; very r re; hunted y nd for trophy olle tors; e me extin t out 1908; there were other nim ls on the isl nd
“D” is for Duck, the Labrador Duck
A common seaduck that ranged from Labrador, Newfoundland to Long Island, New York, and perhaps farther south; exterminated by egg, feather and meat hunters about 1875; there were other birds along the seashore.