RF2HHNMFP–The Mauritius blue pigeon (Alectroenas nitidissimus) is an extinct species of blue pigeon formerly endemic to the Mascarene island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar. by John Gerrard Keulemans from ' Extinct birds ' : an attempt to unite in one volume a short account of those birds which have become extinct in historical times : that is, within the last six or seven hundred years : to which are added a few which still exist, but are on the verge of extinction. by Baron, Lionel Walter Rothschild, 1868-1937 Published 1907 as a limited edition book in London by Hutchinson & Co.
RM2A2MAR2–Columba nitidissima, Print, The Mauritius blue pigeon (Alectroenas nitidissimus) is an extinct species of blue pigeon formerly endemic to the Mascarene island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar. It has two extinct relatives from the Mascarenes and three extant ones from other islands. It is the type species of the genus of blue pigeons, Alectroenas., 1750-1790
RM2RJHPF4–Western crowned pigeon, Goura cristata 1, banded fruit dove, Ptilinopus cinctus 2, extinct Mauritius blue pigeon, Alectroenas nitidissimus 3, wonga pigeon, Leucosarcia melanoleuca 4, pied imperial pigeon, Ducula bicolor 5, and the artificial production of a taxidermist Colombe oricou, Columba auricularis 6. Copied from illustrations by Madame Pauline Knip in Les Pigeons, 1811. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Carl Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1813. A 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with almost 1,200 engraved plates on natural histo
RM2T6953X–Western crowned pigeon, Goura cristata 1, banded fruit dove, Ptilinopus cinctus 2, extinct Mauritius blue pigeon, Alectroenas nitidissimus 3, wonga pigeon, Leucosarcia melanoleuca 4, pied imperial pigeon, Ducula bicolor 5, and the artificial production of a taxidermist Colombe oricou, Columba auricularis 6. Copied from illustrations by Madame Pauline Knip in Les Pigeons, 1811. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Carl Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1813. A 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with almost 1,200 engraved plates on natural histo
RM2A2MAR3–Columba nitidissima, Print, The Mauritius blue pigeon (Alectroenas nitidissimus) is an extinct species of blue pigeon formerly endemic to the Mascarene island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar. It has two extinct relatives from the Mascarenes and three extant ones from other islands. It is the type species of the genus of blue pigeons, Alectroenas., 1750-1790
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